Sumitomo Chemical forms new business services entity to support the Valent group of companies

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (SCC), parent company of Valent U.S.A. and Valent Biosciences, announced a new entity called Valent North America that will provide enterprise business services across the Valent group of companies.

Valent North America brings together the Finance, Legal, Environmental, Health & Safety, Information Technology and Human Resources functions to drive strong governance and enhanced service delivery practices more broadly across the Valent group of companies -- Valent U.S.A., Valent BioSciences, Pace International and Mycorrhizal Applications.

″This new operational structure will support our goals of business excellence and growth across North America,″ said Tadashi Katayama, associate officer and general manager, AgroSolutions Division – International, Sumitomo Chemical. ″I’m confident this new entity will further help the Valent group deliver sustainable, profitable solutions to meet the challenges of food production, and the future needs of the environment and society.″

This new platform is based on Sumitomo Chemical’s well-instituted corporate functions (shared services) model designed to enable consistent, standard policies and best practices, especially with safety and compliance across SCC.

As previously announced, Andy Lee will serve as president and CEO of the newly created entity. Lee has served in the agriculture industry his entire career and has led diverse teams and complex enterprise integration initiatives across the Valent group since he became president and CEO in 2014.