Emer O'Broin Gunter

Monsanto Company, St Louis, Missouri

Émer Gunter joined Monsanto in 1980 and is the vice-president for environmental safety, health and human rights. She has held a range of positions with increasing responsibility, including director of manufacturing, Latin America and director of manufacturing, Asia Pacific. She has worked at three different manufacturing plants, had two international assignments and been associated with six different divisions, including AG, phosphates, rubber chemicals, and animal science.

She was born in Wick, Scotland, and is an Irish citizen. She immigrated to the U.S. and West Virginia in 1966. She received a B. degree in chemical engineering from West Virginia University in 1980, and an MBA in international business from St. Louis University in 1993.

Gunter’s global business and broad manufacturing experience has had a significant impact on Monsanto employees on and off the job. Under her leadership, injuries have been reduced at Monsanto by more than 50 percent in the past six years, the company’s eco-efficiency has improved, the conditions for migrant workers globally have been enhanced and Monsanto is helping transform safety and human rights in agriculture.

Gunter has served on the Wildlife Habitat Council board of directors since 2003. She was chairman of the board of directors from 2007-2009 and has been a member of the executive committee of the board since 2005. She is on the advisory board of the Center for Chemical Process

She is a past chair of the conference board’s chief EH&S officer’s council. In 2003, she was recognized at the YWCA leader lunch in St. Louis, Missouri. She was in the Leadership St. Louis Class of 2005-06, and has been a member of the LSL advisory committee. She is a charter member of the WVU Foundation Mountaineer Executives and is active in global conservation and sustainability efforts.

Gunter and her husband, Michael, have two daughters, Liadan and Ciara. They reside in St. Charles, Missouri.