Sid's Farm, a Telangana-based premium dairy brand, announces Sunil Potturi's appointment as the new Chief Technology Officer (CTO). With over twenty years of experience in consulting, product development, strategy, and operations management, Sunil brings a wealth of expertise to the team. His strong business management and technology background is set to drive Sid's Farm towards its goal of continuous innovation and growth.
Throughout his distinguished career, Sunil has demonstrated an exceptional ability to lead digital transformations and successful product launches across multiple companies. His skills in product management, client relationship management, program and portfolio management, and building high-performance global teams will be invaluable as Sid's Farm continues to expand its technological capabilities.
Dr. Kishore Indukuri, Founder of Sid's Farm, expressed his enthusiasm about the new appointment: "We are thrilled to welcome Sunil Potturi to Sid's Farm. His strategic vision and passion for technology perfectly align with our mission to deliver high-quality products and services. Sunil's extensive experience and proven leadership will be instrumental in driving our future growth and innovation."
Prior to joining Sid's Farm, Sunil was an entrepreneur and startup advisor with notable roles including Co-founder and CEO at Cintelio, which was acquired by High Radius, where he served as Associate Vice President. He also held the position of Chief Delivery Officer at Mediamint, supporting global clients in digital marketing and technology services. Earlier in his career, Sunil worked with Deloitte Consulting in the greater Los Angeles area, leading teams in technology and operations.
Sunil holds a Bachelor of Engineering from CBIT, Hyderabad, and has completed the Senior Management Program from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.
Sunil Potturi shared his excitement about joining Sid's Farm: "I am honored to join Sid's Farm as the CTO. The company's commitment to delivering quality products by leveraging the latest technologies resonates with my professional goals. I look forward to collaborating with the talented team at Sid's Farm to achieve our strategic goals."
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FMC Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Pierre Brondeau to be chief executive officer in addition to his role as board chairman. He succeeds current president and CEO Mark Douglas, who has stepped down from FMC following more than 14 years with the company. In addition, the Board of Directors has appointed Ronaldo Pereira as president of FMC Corporation. Brondeau and Pereira assume their new roles effective immediately. Douglas will serve as an executive advisor to the senior management team through September 1.
Brondeau was chairman and CEO of FMC from 2010 until his retirement in June 2020, and has continued to serve as chairman of the board during the last four years. He presided over a period of significant growth at FMC, transforming the company into an agricultural sciences leader. During Brondeau's prior tenure as CEO, FMC embarked on significant M&A transactions, increased R&D investments and expanded into new geographies, delivering total shareholder return of more than 325 percent from 2010 to 2020.
"Pierre is a respected executive in the chemical and specialty materials industries with a track record of delivering strong, consistent earnings performance," said C. Scott Greer, lead independent director of the FMC board. "Furthermore, he is highly regarded and well known by FMC's executive management team, many who worked closely with Pierre when he previously served as CEO. The board is confident that the transition will be seamless, and that Pierre is the right leader to drive FMC forward."
Pereira has been with FMC for nearly 28 years, most recently serving as executive vice president and president of the Americas region. As FMC president, Pereira will have expanded responsibilities, including executive oversight for all commercial, sales and marketing globally, as well as overseeing the Sustainability, External Affairs, Regulatory and Marketing functions. He will also retain oversight of the Plant Health business.
"Ronaldo is a highly respected crop protection industry veteran with broad commercial experience and a successful track record of building and growing our business throughout Latin America and North America," said Brondeau. "He is passionate about this industry and our customers. I look forward to working closely with him to aggressively drive profitable growth this year while continuing to execute on our longer-term growth strategy."
"Mark Douglas' leadership, vision and commitment to bring the best technologies and products to the agricultural industry have left a lasting, positive mark on FMC," said Greer. "During his tenure, he transformed what had been a solid FMC business segment into a global crop protection leader driven by innovation, operational agility and a customer-first model. In an industry that values and needs advanced products to protect crops from destructive pests and disease, Mark dramatically strengthened FMC's technology pipeline, launched novel precision agriculture technologies and built a new Plant Health business featuring the latest biological and pheromone solutions. Mark led FMC during a time of significant challenges in the industry. Under his leadership as CEO, the company successfully navigated the impacts of an unprecedented pandemic, delivered industry-leading safety performance and announced aggressive new sustainability targets. The board extends its gratitude and appreciation to Mark for his 14 years of unwavering commitment and leadership to FMC."
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Harpe Bioherbicide Solutions, Inc., an agricultural technology company focused on providing natural and sustainable herbicide solutions, announced that Dr. Peter Eckes, former President of BASF leading Crop Protection R&D, Seed and Trait R&D and Regulatory in the Agricultural Solutions division, has joined its board and will serve as board chairperson.
"We're thrilled to bring Peter's vast, global experience developing and delivering innovation to our mission of creating new, natural weed control options for farmers and consumers," said Bill Buckner, CEO of Harpe Bioherbicide.
Through more than a 30-year career in the agricultural industry, Eckes provides a unique appreciation for what it takes to bring innovation to the modern agriculture marketplace at scale without losing sight of farmer and consumer needs.
"Harpe has both a compelling value proposition and strong business plan to bring new and natural weed control innovations to life," said Eckes. "I look forward to supporting and accelerating Harpe's efforts to meet the critical need for the next generation of weed control and consumer demands for more natural inputs."
Eckes assumes board leadership from Aidan J. Connolly, President of AgriTech Capital, who will remain as a Harpe Bioherbicide board member.
"As important as it is for a start-up to have a laser focus, fresh perspectives can make all the difference in the world," said Connolly. "I'm working closely with Peter to ensure we make the most of his leadership and build on the momentum Harpe has achieved."
Additional Harpe Bioherbicide board members include CEO Buckner; Kip Tom, CEO of Tom Farms and former UN Ambassador; Robb Fraley, former CTO for Monsanto Co.; Chad Brommer, Harpe Bioherbicide co-founder and CTO; and Daniel Pepitone, Harpe Bioherbicide co-founder and COO.
In addition to serving as Board chair, Eckes will lead the company's scientific advisory committee, which includes Adrian Percy, Executive Director of the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative at North Carolina State University; Stephen Powles, Professor at University of Western Australia; and Wesley Everman, Associate Professor and Extension Weed Specialist at North Carolina State University.
Through wide-spectrum control of broadleaf and grass seeds or weeds, the platform of Harpe Bioherbicide products will deliver new opportunities for organic agriculture through a series of all natural herbicide formulations for pre, post and desiccation use patterns. In addition, a series of tailored Harpe Bioherbicide pre and tank mix formulations will improve control of tough-to-kill weeds, including those resistant to current synthetic chemistries, facilitating the reduction, replacement, and enhancement of synthetic herbicides used in row and specialty crop, and commercial markets.
This year's BioAgTech World Congress will be in Raleigh, April 23-26. 2024. Harpe is a candidate for the BioAgTech Innovator Award and World Congress Wi-Fi sponsor. Approximately 1300 attendees from 250 companies and 60 countries will be in attendance. Those attending are invited to visit Booth #22 to learn more about Harpe Bioherbicide formulations.
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