Gaël Hili was appointed President of Syngenta Seeds and Chairman of the Boards of ADAMA Agricultural Solutions Ltd. and ADAMA Ltd. in November 2026. Prior to that, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of ADAMA from October 2024.

During his tenure at ADAMA, Gaël led the company through an important period of transformation. Under his leadership, ADAMA strengthened the foundations of the business and established a clear strategy focused on strengthening performance and returning to sustainable, profitable growth.

Previously, Gaël 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 his team grew market share across both the Seeds and Crop Protection businesses. In 2020, he became Seeds Regional Director for Europe, Africa and the 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, following 14 years with Dow AgroSciences in senior leadership roles spanning operations and commercial functions across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Gaël earned a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Université de Technologie de Compiègne in France.

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