Chen Lichtenstein
Independent Director
With over 25 years of experience in executive leadership positions and a proven track record in strategic leadership and financial management of global public companies, Mr. Lichtenstein provides the Board with management and finance expertise, and global operations, transactions, integration and risk management experience with respect to large complex organizations.
Mr. Lichtenstein joined the Board of Directors in December 2024.
Mr. Lichtenstein served from 2020 to 2023 as the Chief Financial Officer, also responsible for strategy, integration and productivity of Syngenta Group Ltd. Prior to that, from 2014 to 2020, he served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of ADAMA Ltd. (formerly known as ‘Makhteshim Agan Industries Ltd.,’ now a member of Syngenta Group). From 2013 to 2014, Mr. Lichtenstein served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of China National Agrochemical Corporation (CNAC), ChemChina strategic business division, the parent company of Syngenta Group. From 2006 to 2013, Mr. Lichtenstein served as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Head of Global Operations and held various other roles within Makhteshim Agan Industries Ltd. Prior to that, from 1999 to 2006, Mr. Lichtenstein held various executive roles at the New York and London offices of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., including as an Executive Director in the Investment Banking division.
Mr. Lichtenstein serves as a board member of the Israel Democracy Institute since 2016, and as a trustee of the Tel Aviv University since 2019.
Mr. Lichtenstein holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the Graduate School of Business, and a J.S.D. from the School of Law at Stanford University, a B.Sc. in Physics from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, summa cum laude, and an LL.B. from the Faculty of Law, cum laude, at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.