Westfield, Indiana, USA
February 16, 2016

AgReliant Genetics recently announced the appointment of Alexander Drotschmann of KWS as chairman and Patrick Spadin of Limagrain to its Members Committee. Drotschmann has served as a member of the committee since 2015 and succeeds Adrian Huige of Limagrain who has retired.

“On behalf of the Members Committee, I’d like to thank Mr. Huige for his leadership and service to the board,” said Drotschmann. “AgReliant Genetics has experienced a great deal of success in the North American seed market. I’m confident that AgReliant will continue to provide its customers with competitive seed products and exceptional service into the future.”

Drotschmann (pictured, right) joined KWS in August 2014 as Business Unit Head for the corn and oilseeds business in the Americas. Before joining KWS, he had extensive seed and crop protection experience holding various sales, operations, global marketing and finance positions.

Spadin (pictured, left), currently the Global Strategic Marketing Head for Field Seeds, joined Limagrain in 2012 as the Head of the North European business at Limagrain Europe. He then became Head of Global Strategic Marketing in October 2013 as well as CEO of the business unit Limagrain Cereal Seeds in the United States, Canada and Australia. Prior to joining Limagrain, Spadin had significant global experience in marketing and operations in the seed and crop protection industries.

Website: http://www.agreliantgenetics.com

Published: February 16, 2016