Sunil Kurchania

Sunil Kurchania has extensive work experience in the field of research and development in the agriculture industry. Sunil is currently the Senior Vice President of Research and Development at Crystal Crop Protection Limited. In this role, they manage various teams and oversees product development, regulatory affairs, patents, tech support, and formulation development. Sunil aligns the R&D objectives with the business strategy and mentors the team towards a unified mission.

Prior to their current position, Sunil served as the Head of Crop Protection Development at Syngenta India Limited from 2019 to 2022. Before that, they held leadership roles at BASF, where they were the Head of R&D for South Asia and also served as a Regional R&D Manager. Sunil was responsible for managing R&D activities and driving innovation in the company.

Sunil's career began at Syngenta India Limited in 1994, where they worked as a Development Manager for almost 16 years. Sunil gained significant experience in this role before moving on to BASF India ltd, where they held various managerial positions including National Manager for Technical Training and Seed Treatment Manager.

Overall, Sunil Kurchania has a wealth of experience in leading research and development teams and driving innovation in the agriculture industry.

Sunil Kurchania completed their higher secondary education in the field of Science at Pandit Lajja Sanker Jha Higher Secondary Model School in Jabalpur from 1979 to 1985. Sunil then pursued a Master of Science (M. Sc) degree in Agronomy at Madhya Pradesh Jobs from 1987 to 1993. In addition to their formal education, Sunil obtained certifications in Critical Thinking, Solving Business Problems, Sustainability Strategies, and Top 10 Rules for Highly Effective Leadership from LinkedIn, all in December 2022.