Gaël Hili was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of ADAMA in October 2024. Previously, he served as Head of Europe for Syngenta Crop Protection and Seeds Field Crops where he shaped and implemented a new operating model that repositioned the critical role innovation plays in supporting sustainable agriculture. Gaël joined Syngenta in 2017 as Head Europe East in Moscow (Russia), where he and the team grew market share across both the Seeds and Crop Protection businesses. In 2020 he then became Seeds Regional Director for Europe Africa and Middle East (EAME), leading the business to three consecutive years of profit growth.

Prior to joining Syngenta, Gaël was Global Marketing Director at The Dow Chemical Company where he was Global Marketing Director, having spent 14 years with Dow AgroSciences in senior leadership roles in operations and commercial in Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Gaël earned his master’s in mechanical engineering from Université de Technologie de Compiègne (France).

Gaël has lived and worked in nine different countries on three continents and speaks five languages. During his free time, Gaël enjoys long-distance open water swimming.