FEROZ SHEIKH TITLE : CHIEF INFORMATION AND DIGITAL OFFICER
INDUSTRY : AGRICULTURE INNOVATION LOCATION : BASEL , SWITZERLAND
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Feroz Sheikh is the Chief Information and Digital Officer for Syngenta Group . He is an experienced technology leader with more than 22 years of experience . As an entrepreneur , he has founded multiple technology-driven startups and took them to an exit . Prior to joining Syngenta , he was engaged in helping making education accessible to 200 million children in India as a philanthropic mission .
At Syngenta , he is responsible for all IT and Digital strategy for the Group , where he is driving Syngenta ’ s mission of ensuring food safety while taking care of the planet by using technology .
Feroz is a thought leader , shaping industry standards , creating open-source software and ecosystems . He is a Board Member and Vice-chair of AgGateway , a non-profit consortium of 200 + companies in agriculture and food industry globally , and an advisor to multiple start-ups .
He is an alumnus of Delhi College of Engineering and Indian Institute of Management , Kozhikode , both premier institutes in India . technologymagazine . com 63