Chuck Magro

Chief Executive Officer

Chuck was appointed chief executive officer of Vylor in 2026. Vylor, an advanced seed and genetics company, is home to a wide portfolio of brands, including Pioneer and Brevant, as well as transformative sciences like gene editing and biotechnology. Through its Pioneer brand, Vylor is home to the number one corn and soybean technology in the United States.

Chuck was CEO of Vylor’s heritage company, Corteva, from 2021–2026, during which time the company achieved significant growth and margin expansion, delivering results for both customers and shareholders. Under his management through 2025, the company improved EBITDA margins by more than 560 basis points, while returning more than $5.6 billion in cash to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends in the same period.

Prior to joining Corteva, Chuck served as president and CEO of Nutrien from the company’s launch in 2018 until April 2021. At Nutrien, Chuck led more than 27,000 employees to achieve best-in-class engagement, top safety performance and exceptional business results. He guided the company through numerous M&A transactions, expanding globally and restructuring the industry. From 2014 to 2018, Chuck served as president and CEO of Agrium, which merged with Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan to create Nutrien. Chuck held a variety of other key leadership positions with the company, including chief operating officer, chief risk officer, executive vice president of corporate development, and vice president of manufacturing.

Chuck currently serves on the boards of CropLife International, Ingredion and the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership. He is also a member of the G100, The Business Council, and the University of Waterloo Dean’s Advisory Council. He has previously served on the Business Council of Canada, the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board, as vice chairman of the International Fertilizer Association, as chair and board member of The Fertilizer Institute, and as board steward for the World Economic Forum’s Food Systems Initiative.

Chuck earned a Bachelor of Applied Science (chemical engineering) from the University of Waterloo and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Windsor; both universities are in Ontario, Canada.