Duraiswami Narain

Director/Board Member at MEDI ASSIST HEALTHCARE SERVICES LIMITED

62 year

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Duraiswami Narain is an Independent Non-Executive Director at Medi Assist Healthcare Services Ltd. since 2024, a Non-Executive Director at RiceTec, Inc. since 2005, and a Non-Executive Director at Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp.
starting in 2025.
Former roles include Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & MD at Bayer CropScience Ltd. (India) from 2018 to 2023; Director at Center for Women in Transition from 2016 to 2018; Director at Better Business Bureau of Greater St. Louis, Inc. from 2015 to 2018; Director at World Trade Center St. Louis in 2018; Independent Non-Executive Director at Rallis India Ltd. from 2024 to 2025; and Treasurer & Vice President at Monsanto Co. from 2015 to 2018.
Education includes an undergraduate degree from the University of Madras in 1983 and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management in 2004.

Duraiswami Narain active positions

Companies	Position	Start
MEDI ASSIST HEALTHCARE SERVICES LIMITED	Director/Board Member	2024-11-13
BIOCERES CROP SOLUTIONS CORP.	Director/Board Member	2025-12-28
RiceTec, Inc. RiceTec, Inc. Agricultural Commodities/MillingProcess Industries Develops, produces and markets rice products	Director/Board Member	2004-12-31

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Companies	Position	End
RALLIS INDIA LIMITED	Director/Board Member	2025-09-17
BAYER CROPSCIENCE LIMITED	Chief Executive Officer	2023-10-30
World Trade Center St. Louis World Trade Center St. Louis Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services World Trade Center St. Louis operates as the international division of the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership, supporting regional business growth and market engagement. The organization also promotes the St. Louis Foreign Trade Zone #102, enabling businesses to reduce or defer import duties. Initiatives like the St. Louis Mosaic Project connect employers with international talent to address workforce development needs. The non-profit company is based in St. Louis, MO. It serves as a hub connecting businesses with government agencies and international networks to enhance trade, investment, and economic development in the metropolitan area. The center offers customized research, trade counseling, export compliance training, and educational programs, including an executive certification developed with Saint Louis University’s Boeing Institute of International Business, to prepare companies for international expansion. It hosts trade missions, international delegations, and networking events to promote the region’s business opportunities and leverages new international air routes. As part of the broader partnership, it collaborates with divisions focused on business finance, real estate redevelopment, small business support, innovation, and community investment. The real estate division revitalizes underutilized and contaminated sites, while the business finance group provides flexible loan programs to support business growth.	Director/Board Member	2018-10-31
MONSANTO	Corporate Officer/Principal	2014-12-31
Better Business Bureau of Greater St. Louis, Inc. Better Business Bureau of Greater St. Louis, Inc. The Better Business Bureau of Greater St. Louis, Inc. is a company based in St. Louis, MO.	Director/Board Member	2018-08-31

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Private companies	11
Monsanto Co. Monsanto Co. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a biotechnology company controlling insects and weeds & manufactures seeds and genomics	Commercial Services
Bayer CropScience Ltd. (India) Bayer CropScience Ltd. (India) Chemicals: AgriculturalProcess Industries Manufactures crop protection products	Process Industries
Rallis India Ltd. Rallis India Ltd. Chemicals: AgriculturalProcess Industries Manufactures and markets pesticides, plant growth nutrients and seeds	Process Industries
University of Madras University of Madras Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
RiceTec, Inc. RiceTec, Inc. Agricultural Commodities/MillingProcess Industries Develops, produces and markets rice products	Process Industries
Medi Assist Healthcare Services Ltd. Medi Assist Healthcare Services Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Provides third party health insurance and benefits administration services	Finance
Center for Women in Transition
Better Business Bureau of Greater St. Louis, Inc. Better Business Bureau of Greater St. Louis, Inc. The Better Business Bureau of Greater St. Louis, Inc. is a company based in St. Louis, MO.
Kellogg School of Management Kellogg School of Management Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
World Trade Center St. Louis World Trade Center St. Louis Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services World Trade Center St. Louis operates as the international division of the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership, supporting regional business growth and market engagement. The organization also promotes the St. Louis Foreign Trade Zone #102, enabling businesses to reduce or defer import duties. Initiatives like the St. Louis Mosaic Project connect employers with international talent to address workforce development needs. The non-profit company is based in St. Louis, MO. It serves as a hub connecting businesses with government agencies and international networks to enhance trade, investment, and economic development in the metropolitan area. The center offers customized research, trade counseling, export compliance training, and educational programs, including an executive certification developed with Saint Louis University’s Boeing Institute of International Business, to prepare companies for international expansion. It hosts trade missions, international delegations, and networking events to promote the region’s business opportunities and leverages new international air routes. As part of the broader partnership, it collaborates with divisions focused on business finance, real estate redevelopment, small business support, innovation, and community investment. The real estate division revitalizes underutilized and contaminated sites, while the business finance group provides flexible loan programs to support business growth.	Commercial Services
Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp. Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp. Chemicals: AgriculturalProcess Industries Develops crop productivity products	Process Industries