Background
Flüekiger-Schuhmacher, Claude René was born on December 13, 1952 in Basel, Switzerland. Son of René Robert and Marceline Odette (Roth) Flüekiger-Schuhmacher.
Flüekiger-Schuhmacher, Claude René was born on December 13, 1952 in Basel, Switzerland. Son of René Robert and Marceline Odette (Roth) Flüekiger-Schuhmacher.
Master in Agronomy, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy in Science, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, 1982.
Assistant to Chief Executive Officer Novindustra Basel, Switzerland, 1977-1978. Assistant Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, Switzerland, 1978-1982. Project leader Ciba, Basel, Switzerland, 1983-1991, head product management, vegetables and field crops Switzerland, 1991-1996.
Head crop management Novartis, Switzerland, 1996-1997. Director marketing Novartis Crop Protection, Inc., Greensboro, North Carolina, 1997-2000. Director agribusiness-fruit and vegetable Syngenta Corporation, since 2000.
Team leader Florida Citrus Solution Team, 1998-1999. Leader Team Umbrella Study 2010, 1985-1989. Member Portfolio Team Insect Control, 1991-1997, Continuous Improvement Plant protection: Portfolio Change Team, 1996-1997.
Chairman International Vegetable Crop team, 1994-1997, European Business Team IC Vegetables, 1994-1997, Europe/Japan/South Korea Support Teams, 1994-1997. Representative as expert in research group of European Community on central of torticids with viruses, Switzerland, 1980-1982. Board directors Swiss Entomological Society, 1989-1995.
Trainer Chemical Industries Basel Management Basic Course, 1994-1996. Member working group Vegetables International Organization Biological Central of Noxious Animals and Plants, 1993-1996, Use of Systems Analysis and Models in Integrated Crop Protection, 1981-1988.
Member Entomological Society (Swiss chapter, board member 1989-1995, American chapter), Schweizer Verband Ingenieur-Agronomen Lebensm-Ingenieure, Gesellschaft Studierender Eidg. Technischen Hochschule, Sigma Xi.
Married Susan Katherine Schuhmacher. Children: Ellen, Matthew, Patrick.