Primary Job Title Non-Executive Director of the Board of Directors Primary Organization 
Origin Enterprises
Gender Male
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Christopher Richards was appointed to the Origin Board on 1 October 2015. Chris has more than 30 years international experience in the agriculture industry and currently farms in the West of England.
He is Chairman of Plant Health Care plc and of Nanoco Group plc as well as Non-Executive Director of Cibus Global. Chris previously spent 20 years
in various leadership roles with Syngenta and its predecessor companies before serving as CEO and, later, Non-Executive Chairman of Arysta LifeScience.
Chris holds an MA in Zoology and a D. Phil. in Ecology from Oxford University and was previously a researcher with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
