UPL Names Jai Shroff To Lead Crop Protection Business After CEO Mike Frank Departs

New Leadership Structure Appoints Regional Presidents to Drive Agility and Strategic Continuity

Source: PTI

Agrochemical maker UPL Ltd announced that Group Chairman and CEO Jai Shroff will take charge of the company’s global crop protection business, following the departure of Mike Frank as CEO of UPL Corporation Ltd.

Frank’s departure takes effect August 31, as he plans to relocate to the United States, the company stated.

New Leadership Structure and Regional Mandates

Following the exit, UPL announced a new leadership structure that includes several senior appointments with expanded global mandates:

Sameer Tandon: Named President for Asia-Pacific, Africa and Europe.
Ashish Dobhal: Appointed President for the Americas.

“This leadership structure shall drive continuity of strategic direction while accelerating decision-making and strengthening execution across the company’s key markets, in line with its objective of building a simpler, flatter, and more agile organisation.”

— UPL Regulatory Filing

“Building a simpler, flatter, and more agile organisation.”