Ildem Bozkurt
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U.S. West Area Business Lead
Ildem Bozkurt leads U.S. Strategic Accounts and Licensing and is a member of the North America Australia New Zealand Leadership Team (NA ANZ). Previously, Ildem served as Head of Vegetable Seeds Commercial Operations EMEA/APAC.
Ildem is an experienced and passionate people leader with nearly 30 years of U.S. and international experience in global portfolio management and product development in non-ag markets, global strategic account management, third-party licensing, adjacent market business development and introduction of digitally enabled business models to core businesses. She has served on boards of several industry associations.
Ildem holds a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and speaks English,Turkish and French. She has spent most of her professional life in Europe and the United States.
Coming from a family who owned citrus and olive farms in Cyprus, Ildem enjoys cooking, especially Mediterranean cuisine. Ildem lives in St. Louis with her husband and son.