Leonardo Bastos

Leonardo Bastos is Chief Marketing Officer at FMC Corporation. Previously Senior Vice President - Head of Global Commercial Ecosystems for the Crop Science Division at Bayer. In that role, he leads a dedicated cross-functional team that drives decisions related to carbon business models across diverse agriculture markets. This includes establishing stakeholder partnerships that align with Bayer’s thrust for agriculture decarbonization while creating value for farmers.Leonardo has been at Monsanto, now Bayer, since 2008. Prior to taking this role, he was the Head of Global Marketing for the Centers of Excellence, based in St. Louis. Leonardo also served as the Head of Marketing and Product Management for South America and was the Head of Sales in corn, soybeans, and crop protection in Brazil. Before joining Monsanto, Leonardo had led marketing for Johnson & Johnson’s baby brands in Brazil and worked as a consultant for McKinsey & Company.Leonardo holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – Brazil and an M.B.A. from Duke University. He has previously held a position as a member of the Marketing Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce.