Meet the Turf Management Team

Syngenta has a long history in the turf industry and a wealth of experience in this area. Our team live and breath turf (not literally), they also love blogging about it.

Pete May

Syngenta Turf Technical Manager - UK & Ireland

Pete May is Turf Technical Manager for the UK and Ireland. He brings an important blend of practical skills and experience in turf management, alongside a solid technical knowledge of turf plant science and research.

Pete’s role ensures UK turf mangers are best placed to implement new ideas

Sarah Hughes

Turf Business Manager – UK & Ireland

Sarah is an experienced agronomist with a background in plant science and genetics. She has a wealth of knowledge in bringing products from the Syngenta R&D pipeline to customers.

Working with Syngenta’s R&D scientists, technical support and commercial partners, she sees there is now the opportunity to develop more effective sustainable solutions for turf managers facing increasingly challenging conditions.

Sean Loakes

UK Turf Technical Manager

Sean is the Syngenta Turf Technical Manager for Europe, further extending his experience from his previous role in the UK.

Now coordinating trials and research to develop new products and optimise the performance of the Syngenta range, he can draw on the experiences and results in Europe to further help UK turf managers.