Bénédicte Flambard

Dr. Bénédicte Flambard joined FMC in 2019 and has successfully directed FMC’s Plant Health business into new high-growth areas across an extensive platform of biologicals, seed treatment and micronutrient product solutions. During her three-year tenure, FMC Plant Health has grown substantially, has launched several new biological products, and has strengthened its discovery and development pipelines with promising new biological solutions. She has also led investments in the expansion of our biological laboratories and greenhouses at the EIC and has been instrumental in the recent acquisition and integration of BioPhero, the leading pheromones research and production company in Denmark.

Prior to joining FMC in 2019, Bénédicte led the Live Biotherapeutics & Nutraceuticals business at Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH in Germany. Earlier in her career, she held a variety of research and commercial roles of increasing responsibility at Chr. Hansen A/S in Denmark. Bénédicte earned a master of science in Microbial Ecology and a doctorate in Molecular Genetics and Microbial Physiology from the National Institute of Agronomic Research in Paris, a masters in Business Creation, Entrepreneurial Leadership from the Technical University of Denmark and an MBA from the University of Bath in England.