Dr Jonathon Holloway

Biography

Starting in 2021, I led Syngenta’s Regulatory and Stewardship team responsible for the maintenance of our license to operate and for the registration of label extensions and new products in ANZ. Prior to this, I have built my career in technical roles leading tertiary educated professionals in the research and development of new chemistry and biotechnology traits in agriculture in Australia, APAC, and globally.

Through these roles, I have developed skills to build, motivate, develop and coach technical teams in Australia, India, the US and LATAM. I have been involved in every aspect of product development & registration; project planning and trial allocation, trial protocol development, budgeting, quotation, locating suitable trial sites, treatment application, assessments, data analysis, report writing and data collation & part 8 preparation for submission to the APVMA. I’ve been responsible for R&D projects from early research (proof of concept, profiling, and elite event selection), through compilation of data to satisfy regulatory requirements in ANZ, the US, and LATAM, to building realistic expectations of product performance in the pre-launch phase and finally to successful commercial launch.

Although my original training is in insecticides and resistance management, I have been responsible for the development of companion herbicides glufosinate-ammonium and glyphosate in herbicide-tolerant crops and have a thorough understanding of efficacy and crop safety across all indications (I assessed and reviewed over eight hundred part 8’s during my time at the APVMA). I have also been responsible for non-product related projects that support the R&D process and the wider business: running field trial stations and contra-season programs, introducing a central trial database (ARM), to Bayer’s seed and trait business, and developing portable delinting equipment at Contract Research Organisations and field stations in Australia, the US and LATAM. The management of timelines, budgets, and trial compliance is an integral part of my current and previous roles.

I am passionate about developing new technology in Agriculture. Living and working in regional and rural Australia and working on national projects has allowed me to develop a broad national view of the agriculture market and market opportunities. I have demonstrated commitment, flexibility, and mobility as well as a high degree of organization, prioritisation, and planning.

These roles involved working as part of multidisciplinary teams while also liaising with customers and delivering literature, training presentations, and verbal presentations tailored to different levels of technical knowledge and expertise in a timely fashion. My roles have also enabled me to strengthen my communication and complaint (PPE) and incident management resolution skills in a business environment. I have solid experience representing Syngenta and my previous companies in partnerships with external stakeholders such as Universities, the USDA, CRDC, CCA, IRAC, and TIMS.