How Agricultural Innovation and Collaboration will Shape the Future of the World
Jim Borel
Wednesday, 06 Apr 2011 at 8:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Jim Borel is the executive vice president of DuPont, where he is responsible for DuPont's production agriculture businesses, DuPont Crop Protection and Pioneer Hi-Bred. Borel joined DuPont as a sales representative in 1978 after earning his degree in agricultural business from Iowa State. His career with the company has included numerous sales and management positions in Agricultural Products, DuPont Crop Protection, and human resources, including posts in the United Kingdom, Canada, and Japan. He was group vice president, responsible for agricultural businesses, before being named to his current position in October 2009. He is an Iowa State Alumni Association Sustaining Life Member, Order of the Knoll Campanile Society member, and chair of the National 4-H Council's board. The Carl and Marjory Hertz Lecture on Emerging Issues in Agriculture.Cosponsored By:
- College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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