Flueckiger Consulting offers strategic advising in the global agriculture and crop protection industries.
Dr. Claude Flueckiger has more than 30 years of worldwide experience in the crop protection and seed industry as both a commercial and technical executive, and holds a PhD in Entomology from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH). He has served as a Global Product Management Leader for Insecticides at Ciba, and as the USA Marketing Leader for Fruits and Vegetables at Novartis. He also developed and led the initial global commercialization of the largest blockbuster insecticide at Syngenta.
Claude led Syngenta’s first global specialty crops team and developed strategic direction in those crops for seeds and crop protection. He has successfully implemented innovative Go-to-Market strategies with the launches of major new products. Claude has also successfully guided the development of innovations towards successful commercialization in many different small and large companies. Most recently, he was Global R&D Leader in Crop Protection for Syngenta’s Lawn & Garden businesses (chemical products and biologicals).
Professional Experience:
Principal | Flueckiger Consulting | 2015 - Present | www.flueckigerconsulting.com
Global R&D Leader Controls Lawn & Garden | Syngenta | 2004 - 2015 | www.syngenta.com
Oversaw development of R&D strategy for all L&G businesses including product pipeline development from Research into Marketing
Lawn & Garden business: Turf, Vegetation Management, Garden, Ornamentals, Professional Pest Management, Vector Control, Materials Protection
Oversaw M&A and licensing projects
Participated in various executive committees either as chairman or as member to oversee R&D functions or businesses
Director of Agribusiness | Syngenta USA | 2000 - 2003
Chairman of Syngenta's Global Crop Teams in vegetables / fruits; guided collaboration among Crop Protection, Seeds, Research and Plant Science and developed Syngenta's strategic direction in these crops
Responsible for four GMO pipeline teams (vegetables, potato, banana and ornamentals). The leaders of these pipeline teams were direct reports.
Director of Crop Management | Novartis USA | 1997 - 2000
Marketing Manager of Syngenta's Crop Protection business in vegetables and fruits; oversaw the operational business including new product launches and increased sales
Oversaw acquisition and divestments of various products
Won first prize in the global NOVARTIS Innovation Award competition for the successful innovative market approach "Citrus Solutions"
Head of Product Management Insecticides | Ciba | 1992 - 1997
Headed group responsible for insecticides in field crops and vegetables, consisting of Global Product Managers, each heading several international, transfunctional product teams with 5-10 members in each team
Personally initiated and oversaw the development of Thiamethoxam (for all crops), which has become a billion dollar category blockbuster product for Syngenta
Technical Manager Insecticides | Ciba | 1983 - 1991
Oversaw the development of products that became core businesses
Promoted IPM techniques through international committees
Championed the development of safer and more targeted insecticides
Education:
Harvard Business School | 1994 - 1996
Executive Education at the Graduate School of Business Administration
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology | 1978 - 1982
Ph.D., Entomology
Developed a virus biopesticide that was subsequently commercialized (Investigation of three Baculovirus isolates of the summerfruit tortrix (Adoxophyes orana) as a basis for the biological control of this fruit pest. / Flueckiger, C.R. (1982) Mitt. Schweiz. Ent. Ges. 55, 241-288.)
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology | 1973 - 1977
Diploma, Agronomy
Languages: English, German, French, Spanish (limited working proficiency)
Sports & Hobbies: Golf, bike-riding, hiking, skiing, music, art
Flueckiger Consulting
Quellenstrasse 48
CH-4310 Rheinfelden
Switzerland
+41 79 517 1495
cf@flueckigerconsulting.com