Name: Arnold Donald.
Age: 43
Family: Married with three children.
Education: St Augustine School, New Orleans; Carleton College, Minnesota, BA; Washington University St Louis, BS degree in mechanical engineering; University of Chicago, MBA.
Background: Joined Monsanto in 1977, became senior market analyst. Appointed US product director of Round-Up herbicide in 1986; took over as head of Monsanto's lawn and garden business in 1987;he has overseen the global introduction of Monsanto's new generation of biotech products.
Why in the news: Monsanto, is to merge with the pharmaceutical giant American Home Products; a challenge to Monsanto's plans to conduct tests in Ireland on genetically modified sugar beet with an in-built resistence to Round-Up is due to open in the High Court on Tuesday. The case is being taken by the environmental group, Genetic Concern.
