Nufarm Limited – Mr Rico Christensen to succeed Mr Greg Hunt as CEO of Nufarm
19 November 2025, Australia: The Board of Nufarm (ASX: NUF) today announces that Mr Rico Christensen, Nufarm’s Group Executive, Portfolio Solutions will succeed Mr Greg Hunt as CEO and Managing Director. Mr Christensen will join the Board of Directors as an Executive Director on 1 December 2025 and will become CEO and Managing Director on 1 January 2026.
Mr Christensen brings 30 years of global leadership experience in the agriculture chemicals sector and a strong track record of delivering improvement performance through a focus on operational excellence, capital discipline and portfolio development. He has extensive experience across strategy, operations, sales and marketing, supply chain, P&L, cash flow management and capital allocation.
Prior to joining Nufarm in 2021, Mr Christensen held senior executive roles at leading agricultural companies, including:
- Chief Marketing Officer, UPL Limited – responsible for global portfolio strategy and project evaluation
- President, North America & ANZ, Arysta LifeScience – led regional operations prior to its acquisition by UPL
- President and CEO, North America, Cheminova – overseeing strategic development and operational leadership for nearly two decades.
Nufarm Chair John Gillam acknowledged Mr Christensen as a high calibre global executive with deep industry and cross-cultural experience, with extensive knowledge of international customers, markets and regulatory environments. “We are delighted to appoint Rico Christensen as CEO and Managing Director of Nufarm. Rico has a strong track record of driving improved performance through operating and capital discipline and delivering growth from innovation. His commercial acumen, strategic clarity and capacity to build high performing teams made him the standout candidate for the role.”
A biography for Mr Christensen is set out in Attachment 1. Material terms of his appointment are set out in Attachment 2.
Mr Hunt will step down as CEO and Managing Director on 1 January 2026. To assist in a smooth transition, Mr Hunt will remain with Nufarm until 30 June 2026, providing support in an advisory capacity. Further details can be found in Nufarm’s FY25 Remuneration Report released today.
In paying tribute to Mr Hunt’s leadership, Mr Gillam said: “Greg Hunt has been an extraordinary leader of Nufarm and is a highly respected and admired leader in the Australian business community and amongst his peers in the global crop protection and seeds industry. His tenure as CEO and Managing Director has seen Nufarm grow into a global company with valuable market positions and significant potential. On behalf of the Board and the company, I thank Greg for his important contribution to Nufarm and the agriculture industry over many years.”
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