Leadership Team

David Cameron

President

David Cameron has spent his entire education and career in chemistry and in particular the interface of chemistry with respect to biology. This was initially through the optimisation of formulations using surfactants and rheology agents, but for the last 30 years or so, via the improvement of plant protection and nutritional spray applications using novel tank-mix adjuvants based on the latest developments in surfactant and polymer chemistry. Together with his colleagues, he successfully introduced new adjuvant technologies to over 20 countries in Europe as well as many non-EU countries.

Education and Qualifications

• Classical Chemist (degree, PhD, Post Doc, 1977-1984)
• Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC)
• Chartered Chemist (CChem)
• Chartered Scientist (CSci)
• Sloan Fellow of The London Business School

Career (condensed)

• 1984: Laboratory Manager in Stockholm (KenoGard, Nobel), ended as Export Director, 1989
• 1990: Berol Nobel (now Nouryon) Deputy General Manger Surface Chemistry, ended as General Manager Industrial Surfactants, 1994
• 1994 to Sept 2022:  Managing Director of De Sangosse Ltd (previously Loveland Industries Ltd.)
• Sept-2022 to date: Chairman of De Sangosse Ltd
• Sept-2023 to date: Director of Alpha Biopesticides Ltd.

Industry Appointments

• 1995 to date:  Chairman of the United Kingdom Adjuvant Association.
• 2008 to 2020: Chairman of the Metaldehyde Stewardship Group.
• 2016: Vice-President of the International Symposium on Adjuvants for Agrochemicals and elected Chairman of the 2020 ISAA Conference in Bordeaux.
• 2022 to date: President of ISAA.

David Allen

Board Member

Dave Allen is currently the Vice President of Crop Productivity at Stepan Company, focusing on the intersection of chemistry, biology and application technology to improve plant and soil health. He brings more than 15 years of commercial, technical and practical experience in the Global Agricultural Industry which included prior roles at Stepan Company, Albany Molecular Research, Great Lakes Chemical and Monsanto in Product Development, Technology Transfer, Research & Development Management, and as a grower of wine grapes. He was a past Board Chairman and current board member of Council of Producers & Distributor of Agrotechnology (CPDA). He holds Chemistry degrees from University of Illinois (BS) and Imperial College London (MPhil).

Brad Fritz

Board Member

Dr. Brad Fritz is an agricultural engineer and serves as the Research Leader of the United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Aerial Application Technology Research Unit in College Station, Texas. His areas of research include spray drift measurement and mitigation, the impact of application technologies on spray atomization, and optimization of application technologies and methods to enhance on target deposition while mitigating off target impact. He is currently an active member of a number of professional organizations including the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, ASTM E35, the American Mosquito Control Association, and the National Agricultural Aviation Association.

Per Kudsk

Board Member

Per Kudsk is a native of Denmark. Today, he is Professor at the Department of Agroecology at Aarhus University in Denmark. He has done research on various aspects of weed management but recently he has become increasingly involved in research activities focusing on Integrated Pest Management. He has coordinated and been partner in several national and international research projects in the EU, Africa and South America. He coordinated the EU H2020 project IWMPRAISE with 36 partners. He has served as President of the European Weed Research Society from 2008 to 2009. In 2014, he was appointed Honorary Member of the Weed Science Society of America. He is regularly involved in research based policy support on IPM and other crop protection issues. He is a member of the European Plant Protection Council (EPPO) Working Party on Plant Protection. He has authored or co-authored ca. 120 papers published in peer-reviewed articles and as book chapters of which many deals with IPM related issues. He is editor of the book ‘advances in Integrated Weed Management’ and co-editor of the book ‘Herbicide Bioassays’. He has been an invited speaker at many international conferences, published more than 90 conference presentations and has authored or co-authored more than 200 papers in Danish.

Peter Westbye

Board Member

Peter Westbye has been involved in the board of ISAA since 2016, first as a CSO, being responsible for the technical program for the conference in Bordeaux 2022, and after that as a board member. During the years, he has also been engaged as a board member in the Swedish Chemical Society -Division of Material and Surface Chemistry for more than 5 years. Material Science has always been an interest, and especially soft matter and this has led him to his education, a Ph. D. in physical chemistry.

Working within the Industry has always been his goal, since it involves solving real life problems and understanding the need and trends in society; hence, he has also had an interest in innovation, where he amongst others, engaged to be trained as an integrated roadmap facilitator. Over his 16 years with Nouryon, he has been fortunate to work towards several application areas to tailor the properties of liquids and surfaces which these liquids are in contact with. Agriculture has always been a favorite area since it involves many disciplines, such as chemistry, physics, and biology.

Also, he likes the scientific level of agricultural application and personally thinks that ISAA is the stellar conference in combining science and agriculture. This in combination with the people visiting the conference has been his drive to engage in ISAA, and he looks forward to meeting you in Rio 2025!

Solito Sumulong

Secretary

Solito Sumulong brings more than 25 years of experience in ag tech regulatory, product development, improvement and commercialization to his role as Product Development and Regulatory Director at AgriThority in Kansas City. In his previous roles at Provivi, Nutrien Ag Solutions, Winfield United and DuPont Crop Protection, he developed and improved products for enhanced quality, successful commercial development and freedom to operate. He is also both the Lunch and Learn Webinar chair and on the Strategic Planning Committee of the American Chemical Society AGRO division.

He received his Bachelor’s in Chemistry from Johns Hopkins University and his MBA from the University of Wisconsin Consortium. Passionate about public service, he received President Obama’s Volunteer Service Award in 2012 and 2013 and was recognized in the 40 Under 40 in Agriculture Award in 2013 for leadership and commitment in advancing the cause to double food production by 2050.

Susan Sun

Symposium Chair

Susan earned her Ph.D. in Weed Science and Plant Physiology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, VA. She also holds an M.S. in Plant Pathology and a B.S. in Plant Protection from Shenyang Agricultural University in China. Since joining the agrochemical industry in 1998, Susan has focused on developing agricultural adjuvants, with particular expertise in understanding adjuvant mechanisms and modifying spray quality in agricultural applications, drawing on her extensive knowledge of surfactant chemistry. An active member of professional societies including ASTM, CPDA, WSSA, and ISAA, she has contributed through publishing, presenting, and reviewing technical papers, as well as holding numerous patents in adjuvant applications. Susan has held research positions at OSi Specialty/Witco and AkzoNobel, and she is currently the Research and Technology Manager for Crop Care at Croda, Inc. North America.

Tiffany McQueen

Treasurer

Tiffany McQueen is a Technical Sales Manager at Borregaard. Prior to this role, Tiffany held positions as a Senior Scientist at Huntsman, Chemist at Evonik Degussa, Laboratory Research Assistant at Virginia State University, Chemistry Teacher at Chesterfield County Public Schools, and Science Teacher at Broward County Public Schools. Tiffany holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Florida, a Master of Science in Biology with a focus on Molecular Biology from Virginia State University, and a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Virginia Commonwealth University.