ADAMA announces the departure of its APAC, Africa & ME region's CEO

ADAMA Agricultural Solutions Ltd., a leading global provider of crop protection solutions, recently announced the departure of Ran Maidan, CEO of APAC, Africa & ME. Ran Maidan will continue to serve in his position untill May 15th, 2014, at which time he will be appointed Netafim CEO.

Chen Lichtenstein, Adama’s President and CEO said: “Ran took an integral part in forming our company’s strategic direction and was an important contributor to its expansion and success over the past few years. Most recently, he established and led successfully a strategic region for our organization. Bringing together his leadership and professionalism he created strong teams, and led the region which will continue to grow. We thank Ran for his outstanding leadership and for all he has done for our company, and ‎wish him success in his new endeavor.”

Adama’s APAC, Africa and ME region has demonstrated significant growth in the past few years and served as a growth engine for the comapny. The region’s most established operations are in Australia and India.

Ran Maidan, CEO of APAC, Africa and ME commented: “I am thankful for the opportunity I had to take an active role in the development and transformation of Adama both as CFO and as regional head. I was especially fortunate to work with many talented individuals that combine commitment and professionalism. I look forward to taking on my next professional challenge at Netafim.”