Corteva, Inc. announced that its shareholders have approved the addition of Christopher Policinski and Jean-Marc Gilson to its board of directors. As previously announced, Lamberto Andreotti and Michael Johanns retired with this year's annual meeting of shareholders. Christopher Policinski is the former president and chief executive officer of Land O'Lakes, Inc., a privately held agricultural cooperative specializing in dairy products, animal nutrition, and crop production, from 2005 to 2018.
He joined Land O'Lakes in 1997 and held a variety of key leadership positions, including vice president, strategy and business development; executive vice president, dairy foods; and chief operating officer, dairy foods. Policinski has served on the board of directors of Hormel Foods Corp. since 2012, and from 2016 to 2023 served as the lead independent director.
He previously served on the board of directors of Xcel Energy Inc. from 2009 to 2025, where he was also the lead independent director from 2016 to 2023. Jean-Marc Gilson is the president and chief executive officer and member of the board of directors of Westlake Corporation, a global manufacturer and supplier of vinyl, polymers and building products, a position he has held since July 2024. Prior to this appointment, he was the president and chief executive officer and member of the board of directors of Mitsubishi Chemical Group Corporation from April 2021 to June 2024.
Previously, Gilson served as chief executive officer of Roquette Frères, a global leader in plant-based ingredients and pharmaceutical excipients, from 2014 to 2021; chief operating officer of NuSil Technology LLC, a leading manufacturer of medical and space-grade silicone technology, from 2012 to 2014; and as chief executive officer of Avantor Performance Materials, Inc. from 2011 to 2012. Earlier in his career, he held a variety of key leadership positions at the Dow Corning Corporation. Lamberto Andreotti and Michael Johanns retired with this year's annual meeting of shareholders.
