São Paulo, March 29, 2023 – Lavoro, the first agricultural inputs distributor in Latin America to have its shares listed on Nasdaq, has just announced Luciano Albernaz as the company’s Seeds Director. The executive will report directly to Gustavo Modenesi, Director of Strategic Planning and Marketing.
Albernaz has an extensive professional career in large companies in the agribusiness sector. He was Regional Sales Manager at Monsanto, and also worked at Rural Brasil and Agrogalaxy, where he was also responsible for the seed area.
“I take on this new challenge with great joy and gratitude to Lavoro’s leadership. The seed area has been growing exponentially within the company in recent years, and my mission, along with this highly qualified team, is to continue working consistently, delivering the best products and technologies to Brazilian farmers,” celebrates the executive.
With a degree in agronomy from Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Neto” (UNESP), Albernaz also has an MBA in Strategic Business Management from Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso (UFMT).
About Lavoro
Lavoro is the Brazilian largest distributor of agricultural inputs and one of the main suppliers of agricultural biological inputs in the region. Through a complete portfolio, Lavoro empowers farmers to adopt innovative technologies and boost productivity. Founded in 2017, the Company has a wide geographic presence, operating in Brazil, Colombia and with an early stage trading in Uruguay. The 924 Lavoro technical sales representatives meet with more than 60,000 customers on their farms and in the 193 company’s stores, aiming to help them in the planning and acquisition of appropriate inputs, in addition to contributing to the management of their agricultural operations in order to optimize results. Learn more about Lavoro at: www.lavoroagro.com
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