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John A. Wichtrich is the former President of Bayer CropScience's North American BioScience where he directed both strategic and operational activities. Prior to his role as President of the Bayer CropScience's North American BioScience business, John was Chief Operating Officer of Aventis CropScience and Global Project Leader for the StarLink issue. He was Vice President/General Manager of the Sedagri division of Rhone-Poulenc from November 1997 up until the merger with Hoechst in 1999 that created Aventis CropScience. He was previously President and Managing Director of Rhone-Poulenc Mexico. Prior to his assignment in Mexico, John was Executive Vice President of Rhone-Poulenc's North American Chemicals Zone. Before his role as Executive Vice President, John was President of Rhone-Poulenc's Specialty Chemicals Division from 1990 until the latter part of 1994. Before transferring to the Specialty Chemicals Division in 1990, John was the International Director of Rhone-Poulenc's Agro Sector based in Lyon, France. He joined Rhone-Poulenc in 1987 as part of an acquisition from Union Carbide. As Vice-President/General Manager at Union Carbide, John had responsibility for business activities in Canada, Latin America and Asia. John joined Union Carbide in 1966. John earned his BS degree in Animal Science and Business Administration from the University of Arizona. He was a Lieutenant Commander in the US Navy for four years with two tours in Vietnam. | 