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Corteva Announces CEO of its Future Crop Protection Company
Corteva Inc. (NYSE: CTVA) announced today that its Board of Directors has named Luther ("Luke") Kissam the chief executive officer of "New Corteva," the future publicly-traded, differentiated crop protection company resulting from the current company's planned separation in the fourth quarter of 2026.
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