Steve Hawkins

Steve Hawkins joined ADAMA in 2021, as Senior Vice President of Americas, responsible for their North American Ag business, Latin America, as well as their Consumer and Professional (Non-Crop) businesses globally. In 2023 he was appointed President and CEO.

Steve has spent his entire career in agriculture and held numerous positions across the Syngenta Group globally. He was formerly Regional Director for Syngenta (Crop Protection and Seeds) in Europe, Africa, Middle East (EAME), as well as in Asia Pacific. In both these complex regions, Steve strongly connected with local cultures and agricultural and business practices. Together with highly diverse and international leadership teams, he led the implementation of new differentiated Go-To-Market and customer innovation strategies, yielding above-market financial growth in sales and profitability.

Steve began his career in sales and agronomy with GROWMARK in Canada before joining one of Syngenta’s legacy companies, ICI Canada more than 3 decades ago. He held senior roles with the company in multiple countries and product lines, including Vice President of Sales, CP & Seeds USA, Vice President of Commercial Operations for NA Corn & Soya Seeds, and President for Japan and South Korea.