Corteva Announces Executive Leadership Team of its Future Crop Protection Company
Corteva Inc. has announced the executive leadership team that will lead “New Corteva,” the publicly-traded, differentiated crop protection company resulting from the current company’s planned separation in the fourth quarter of 2026. This follows an earlier announcement naming Luke Kissam, former Albemarle Chairman, President and CEO, as the New Corteva CEO. Luke will join the current company on June 1.
New Corteva will be innovation-driven in both its product portfolio and its operating model, leveraging its technological leadership to deliver for farmers while also running an asset-light, efficient business. The company intends to make targeted investments to support growth and leverage its first-mover advantage in nature-inspired technologies to pursue opportunities promising attractive returns in markets that reward differentiation.
“The business that will become Corteva after separation, later this year, will lead a critical industry from a position of strength,” said Corteva Chair Greg Page, who will also chair New Corteva after separation. “I look forward to working with each of these leaders to drive the new, focused company to even greater heights.”
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“New Corteva’s success will be anchored in innovation and sustainability, coupled with a laser focus on enterprise-wide operational excellence, and this team is the right team to help realize its bright future,” said Corteva CEO Chuck Magro. “It is an exciting time for the company, its leaders and their future teams.”
The New Corteva executive leadership team will also assume their roles at separation, which is on track for the fourth quarter of 2026. As follows:
- Jeff Rudolph will be the company’s chief financial officer.
- Brook Cunningham will be chief commercial officer.
- Ralph Ford will be chief integrated operations officer.
- Reza Rasoulpour will be chief technology officer.
- Jim Alcombright will be chief digital and information officer.
- The roles of chief legal officer and chief people officer are open, with internal and external searches underway to fill them.
Robert King, current executive vice president of the Corteva Crop Protection business unit, will, effective July 1, become a strategic advisor to the incoming New Corteva CEO, ensuring a smooth transition through separation for the entire leadership team. Robert will remain on the current Corteva ELT until separation, and after separation, serve on the New Corteva ELT until the end of 2026, after which time he has elected to leave the company to pursue other leadership opportunities.
“I want to thank Robert for his invaluable leadership over the past few years, during which time we solidified our global leadership position in Biologicals, launched more than a thousand products to help farmers protect their yields and delivered financial performance that consistently outperformed the industry,” said Magro. “We wish him the very best in his next chapter.”
Members of New Corteva executive leadership will be hosting an investor day on September 15 at the New York Stock Exchange; details on attendance and participation will be shared in the coming weeks.
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