WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Syngenta announced today that Jeff Cox, currently Head of NAFTA Corn and Soybeans, has been appointed to lead the Company's new Lawn & Garden business. Lawn & Garden combines the current global Professional Products and Flowers organizations and presents a strategic growth opportunity for Syngenta to further develop an integrated offer in this market segment. Combined sales for the business were around $750 million in 2007, following recent acquisitions of US growing media producer Fafard and the German flowers producer Fischer. Cox will start on 1 October, 2008 and will be based in Basel, Switzerland. David Morgan, currently Regional Head of Asia-Pacific (APAC) Seeds, will succeed him as Head of NAFTA Corn and Soybeans, effective the same date. "We are pleased to have senior executives with strong records of accomplishment to lead these important organizations within Syngenta," said Davor Pisk, Chief Operating Officer Seeds. "I want to thank Jeff for his significant contributions in NAFTA. He has successfully led the integration of NK, Garst and Golden Harvest, and the introduction of our traited corn offer. His experience in shaping businesses will be valuable in realizing the full potential of Lawn & Garden." Since early 2007, David Morgan has driven the rapid expansion of the Seeds business in APAC. He joined Syngenta from Bayer where he was Head of Bioscience with responsibility for their global seeds and traits business. Morgan brings more than 25 years of experience in the agricultural sector and has worked in the US, Canada, UK, France, Venezuela and Singapore, across crop protection chemicals, seeds and biotechnology. He will be based at Syngenta's NAFTA Corn and Soybeans headquarters in Minneapolis, MN. Syngenta is a world-leading agribusiness committed to sustainable agriculture through innovative research and technology. The company is a leader in crop protection, and ranks third in the high-value commercial seeds market. Sales in 2007 were approximately $9.2 billion. Syngenta employs over 21,000 people in more than 90 countries. Syngenta is listed on the Swiss stock exchange (SYNN) and in New York (SYT). Further information is available at http://www.syngenta.com/. Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This document contains forward-looking statements, which can be identified by terminology such as 'expect', 'would', 'will', 'potential', 'plans', 'prospects', 'estimated', 'aiming', 'on track' and similar expressions. Such statements may be subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from these statements. We refer you to Syngenta's publicly available filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for information about these and other risks and uncertainties. Syngenta assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changed assumptions or other factors. This document does not constitute, or form part of, any offer or invitation to sell or issue, or any solicitation of any offer, to purchase or subscribe for any ordinary shares in Syngenta AG, or Syngenta ADSs, nor shall it form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with, any contract therefore. Media Contact: Anne Burt Tel: 202 628 2372 DATASOURCE: Syngenta CONTACT: Anne Burt of Syngenta, +1-202-628-2372 Web site: http://www.syngenta.com/

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