PHILADELPHIA, May 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- FMC Corporation (NYSE: FMC) announced today that Jaime Gomez-Arnau has been elected a vice president of FMC Corporation by the Board of Directors. Gomez-Arnau was most recently president and CEO of Cheminova and has been named vice president, FMC Agricultural Solutions, Europe, Middle East, and Africa, reporting to Mark Douglas, president, FMC Agricultural Solutions.    

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Gomez-Arnau brings extensive business and leadership experience to this role having previously worked with Cheminova in various commercial and general manager positions, and as a regional president.  In 2013, he was named president and CEO of Cheminova.  Prior to Cheminova, Gomez-Arnau held various management positions with Rhone-Poulenc Agro and Ciba-Geigy.

About FMC

FMC Corporation is a specialty company serving agricultural, industrial and consumer markets globally for more than a century with innovative solutions, applications and quality products.  In 2014, FMC had annual sales of approximately $3.3 billion from continuing operations.  FMC acquired Cheminova in April 2015, which had sales of DKK 6.8 billion in 2014.  FMC employs approximately 7,000 people throughout the world and operates its businesses in three segments: FMC Agricultural Solutions, FMC Health and Nutrition and FMC Lithium. For more information, visit www.FMC.com.

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