UPL announced that Adrian Percy is joining the company as Chief Technology Officer for the Crop Protection Business. Adrian previously served as Head of Research and Development for the Crop Science division of Bayer, where he held responsibility for internal and open innovation activities in the areas of crop protection chemistry, biologicals, seeds, and traits. During his 16-year tenure at Bayer, he also led crop protection development activities in North America and regulatory affairs across the entire Crop Science division. He has also held numerous positions in the human and environmental safety departments of Rhone Poulenc, Aventis Crop Science and Bayer in France, Germany and the United States. In complement to his duties at UPL, Adrian will continue to serve on the boards of several companies in the agricultural sector as well as assume a Venture Partner role at Finistere Ventures LLC.