Executive Leadership

Dr. Pierre R. Brondeau became chief executive officer of FMC in June 2024 and was appointed president in December 2025. Pierre has served as chairman of the board since October 2010, and was also chief executive officer of FMC from January 2010 until June 2020; president from January 2010 until May 2018; and executive chairman from June 2020 to April 2021.

Before first joining FMC as president and CEO in January 2010, Pierre served as president and CEO of Dow Advanced Materials Division, until his retirement in September 2009. Prior to Dow’s acquisition of Rohm and Haas Company in April 2009, he was president and chief operating officer of the company from May 2008. Pierre held numerous executive positions during his tenure at Rohm and Haas from 1989 through May 2008 in Europe and the United States, with global responsibilities for marketing, sales, research and development, engineering, technology and operations.

Pierre holds a Ph.D. in Biochemical Engineering from INSA Toulouse, a Master of Science in Food Sciences from the University of Montpellier, and a Bachelor of Science from INSA Toulouse.

Pierre previously served as a member of the board of directors of TE Connectivity Ltd., Marathon Oil Corporation and Livent Corporation.

Thaisa Hugenneyer was named executive vice president, Integrated Supply Chain and Chief Sustainability Officer in February 2024. She is responsible for FMC’s Global Manufacturing, EHS, Supply Chain, Procurement, Facilities, Engineering, Capital Management, Remediation and Sustainability functions. Since assuming this role, Thaisa has led the transformation of FMC's integrated supply chain organization, including initiatives to optimize the company's manufacturing footprint, strengthen procurement and sourcing capabilities, build more resilient and fit-for-purpose supply networks, and advance FMC's sustainability and safety performance. She has also overseen end-to-end supply chain strategies supporting the global launch and commercialization of FMC's next generation technologies.

Since joining FMC in 2011, she has held leadership roles across Procurement, Corporate Strategy, and leading enterprise-wide transformational programs. Before joining FMC, Thaisa held procurement and operations leadership positions with The Dow Chemical Company, Rohm and Haas, and DuPont.

Thaisa earned an MBA from Drexel University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Maua University in Brazil.

She currently serves on the board of the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce.

Sara Ponessa was named executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary in June 2025. She first joined FMC in 2012 as senior business counsel to the Alkali, Peroxygens, and Lithium divisions and multiple corporate functions. In 2018, she was appointed the first general counsel, vice president and secretary of Livent, where she managed the company’s initial public offering and 2019 spinoff from FMC. At Livent, she oversaw the merger between Livent and Allkem, which created Arcadium Lithium, where she served as general counsel, vice president and secretary before overseeing the sale of the company in 2025.

Prior to FMC, Sara held senior counsel positions at AstraZeneca and Wilmington Trust. She also served as Wilmington Trust’s vice president, risk management and compliance section manager. Earlier in her career, she practiced corporate law at Saul Ewing and was a judicial clerk for the New Jersey Supreme Court.

Sara earned her J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she served as a senior editor of the Penn Law Review, and a Bachelor of Arts in political science and Spanish from Rutgers University.

She is a member of the Board of Directors of Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia and serves on the Board of Trustees of People’s Light Theater.

Sebastià (Sebas) Pons was named executive vice president and president, FMC Eurasia in September 2026. Previously, Sebas served as vice president and president, Europe, Middle East and Africa from 2021-2026. He joined FMC in 2017 as EMEA Portfolio Strategy and Strategic Marketing Director, leading the EMEA Marketing team and portfolio strategy for FMC’s crop protection business.

Sebas brings nearly 30 years of experience in the crop protection industry, including extensive tenure at DuPont in technical, marketing and commercial leadership roles. During the DuPont–Dow merger in 2017, he was responsible for the separated EMEA DuPont business throughout its integration with FMC. During his career, Sebas has contributed to the technical, marketing and sales development of key assets, including the diamide franchise.

Sebas earned a Ph.D. in Agronomy from the Universitat de Lleida, an MBA from EUNCET-UPC Business School in Spain, a Master of Science in Agricultural Engineering from the Universitat de Lleida and a bachelor’s degree in Agronomy from the Universidad de Sevilla.

Based in Geneva, Switzerland, Sebas serves as an independent non-executive director at Tessenderlo Group and holds a certification in Corporate Governance from IMD. Sebas also serves on the Board of Directors for CropLife Europe.

Seva Rostovtsev, Ph.D. assumed the role of vice president and chief technology officer in April of 2023 and was elected executive vice president in February 2024. In this role he oversees FMC’s global network of more than 800 scientists located in India, Brazil, France, Denmark and the United States and their collective effort to cultivate FMC’s robust discovery and development pipelines.

Previously, Seva served as FMC’s director of Discovery Chemistry for Agricultural Solutions. Prior to FMC, he held research and technical leadership roles throughout DuPont beginning in 2003, including Process Chemistry and Engineering, Emerging Technologies and Fungicide Discovery Chemistry.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from the Higher Chemical College in Moscow, Russia, a Master of Science in chemistry from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology. As a post-doc in the Sharpless lab at The Scripps Research Institute, Seva was one of the co-inventors of copper-catalyzed Click Chemistry, which won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Andrew D. Sandifer was named executive vice president and chief financial officer in May 2018. He joined FMC in 2010 as vice president, Strategic Development, with overall responsibility for mergers and acquisitions and strategic planning. He later served as vice president, Corporate Transformation, beginning in 2014, leading several initiatives to transform FMC’s portfolio, including the enterprise-wide integration of Cheminova A/S, a global agricultural chemical company acquired by FMC. Andrew was named treasurer in 2016. 

Before joining FMC, Andrew was vice president, Strategic Initiatives, for ARAMARK Corporation. Prior to ARAMARK, he spent seven years with Rohm and Haas Company, now part of The Dow Chemical Company, where he held roles in strategic planning, sales, marketing, investor relations and general management. 

Andrew received his MBA from Harvard Business School and earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in industrial engineering from Georgia Tech. 

Andrew is a member of the Board of Directors of Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KOP), where he serves as Audit Committee Chair.

Rahoul Sawani was appointed executive vice president, FMC Americas in September 2026. Previously, Rahoul served as president and vice president, FMC Asia Pacific.

Before joining FMC in 2025, Rahoul served as president of Corteva Agriscience’s North America business, overseeing a $9 billion portfolio. Prior to this role, Rahoul was president of Corteva’s Asia Pacific business, where he led a strategic transformation that included exiting non-core markets, streamlining product lines and updating route-to-market and supply chain models. He also served as vice president for South Asia and began his career with Corteva as director, APAC Marketing and Commercial Effectiveness.

Earlier in his career, Rahoul spent nine years with DuPont in global and regional leadership roles spanning business strategy, portfolio management, sustainability and commercial operations.

Rahoul earned an MBA in Corporate Finance and Sustainable Enterprise from the University of North Carolina, a postgraduate diploma in Business Management from ISB&M and a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics and Accounting from Pune University.

Rahoul previously served as chair of the board for CropLife Asia.

Jacqueline (Jackie) Scanlan joined FMC as executive vice president and chief human resources officer in September 2023. In this role, she oversees FMC’s Human Resources, Corporate Communications and External Affairs functions. Since joining FMC, Jackie has led the modernization of the company's global human resources function, including redesigning the HR operating model, implementing new talent and employee-service technologies and strengthening leadership development and employee engagement programs. She has also played a key role in supporting FMC's enterprise transformation initiatives, helping guide organizational redesign, talent strategy and workforce change management across the company. 

Before joining FMC, Jackie held senior leadership roles in the chemical manufacturing, medical technology, pharmaceutical and consumer product goods sectors. She served as senior vice president and chief human resources officer at Axalta Coating Systems from 2021-2023 after over four years at Haemonetics Corporation as senior vice president, Human Resources. Prior to that, Jackie served as corporate vice president, Human Resources at Novo Nordisk and held human resources and talent management leadership roles at Campbell Soup Company.

She received a Master of Science in Organizational Dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor’s degree in political science from St. Joseph’s University.

Jackie currently sits on the Board of Trustees at Saint Joseph’s University and previously served on the Board Breakthrough T1D (formerly known as JDRF).