InfoAg 2015 Speaker
Marc Vanacht
Biography:
Education:
University: UFSIA Antwerp and KU Leuven (Belgium), degrees in Business Administration, Law, Economics and Philosophy.
Postgraduate: Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Executive courses)
Fluent in 5 languages: English, French, Dutch, German and Spanish.
Career:
1975 - 76: Lintas Advertising Agency in Brussels. Unilever & Canon accounts.
1976 - 91: Monsanto Europe (located in Brussels, Madrid, Paris, Lyon, Brussels)
Advertising Manager for the launch of Roundup herbicide in W. Europe Country Marketing Manager in Spain and in France
Brand Manager, Roundup products for Europe, Africa & Middle East
Strategy Manager Europe, Africa & Middle East
Market identification for GMO technology
Patent expiration Strategy for Roundup
Business, market and products development for new chemicals In-licensing of new products from Japan
1991 - 96: Monsanto HQ in St Louis, Innovation Team, reporting to the CEO
Screened 500 ideas, narrowed them down to 4 concepts launched into the market
Took charge as Intrapreneur of one of the concepts, in the area of Big data for agriculture
1996 - current:
Independent Strategic Business Consultant based in St Louis, Missouri
Consulting Projects:
Customers: multinational corporations, government agencies, farmers organizations, universities
Geography: frequent travel to USA, Americas, W Europe, East Asia, occasionally to S-E Asia and Africa
Expertise:
Advanced technologies in agriculture
Precision agriculture
Technology exchange
Bridge between markets and science, technology & engineering
New product market identification, development and market launch
Product life cycle management