Specialty crop input producer Verdesian Life Sciences, Cary, N.C., announced on July 27 that Clare Doyle will be the company’s new CEO, effective in mid-August. She will replace interim CEO Fred Lynch, who will assume the position of Verdesian Board Chairman upon this transition.
Verdesian said Doyle brings more than 35 years of experience across a variety of industries, most recently serving since October 2021 as Chief Sustainability Officer for Masonite International. Prior to that, she was the Senior Vice President and General Manager-Masonite Europe, where she led the transformation of Masonite’s businesses in the region.
Before joining Masonite in 2016 as Senior Vice President and Business Leader – Components, Doule was with Elementis PLC from 2010-2016, culminating in the role of Vice President of Marketing. Prior to that, she spent 11 years with Rohm and Haas Co. in various roles in Electronic Materials, Architectural & Functional Coatings, and Corporate Development.
Doyle earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Tulane University and an MBA from Columbia University. She also holds a Sustainable Capitalism Certificate from Berkeley Law Executive Education.