Jeffrey Beard

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Jeffrey R Beard is an American manager. He was appointed to become director-general of theInternational Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), based in Geneva, Switzerland, starting on 1 January 2006, following the retirement of the previous director-general, George Walker.

Beard was born in the United States (Akron, Ohio), and graduated in 1972 from the US Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in analytical management. He also holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a MS from the University of Pennsylvania. Most recently, Beard worked as division president and chief operating officer Seeds for Syngenta AG, a Swiss agribusiness based in Basel.

Preceded by George Walker

IBO director-general 2006 -

Succeeded by future incumbent

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