Vicente Navarro Nunhems

Nunhems, the vegetable seed business of Bayer CropScience, has today announced the appointment of Vicente Navarro Cortes as its new managing director strategy.

Mr Navarro, 50, will join the Nunhems management board on 1 January 2011, and will be located in Picaña, Spain, according to the group.

In his newly created role, Mr Navarro will be responsible for identifying innovative ways that Nunhems can serve its customers throughout the world, leading efforts to identify new market opportunities and develop long-term strategies that include global and organic growth.

'The appointment of Vicente Navarro is an important milestone in the strategic development of Nunhems,' commented Douwe Zijp, CEO of Nunhems. 'In a business as dynamic as ours, it is of crucial importance to monitor and interpret all trends that occur in the market, and to set and pursue our goals while ensuring flexibility of structures and strategies. Vicente has a long, hands-on experience with Nunhems in building strategic infrastructure and partnerships that drive innovation and growth.'