Utrecht,
The Netherlands
January 24, 2007
 Astec
Global President, Mr. Herman ter Haar, is pleased to
announce that Frederick (Freek) Schreurs (photo) has accepted to
join the Astec Management Team in the position of Global
Director New Business.
Frederick Schreurs has outstanding experience in the global seed
enhancement industry, both in operations and in the introduction
of new technology projects with global customers. He held
different international positions in these fields for over a
decade with Germains Technology Group (GTG). Previously
Frederick worked in the US and in Europe as Production Manager
vegetative propagation for Royal van Zanten.
Frederick Schreurs will improve the connection between our
pipeline of innovations (like f.e. the Q2 24 hour germination
test) with our customers, the seed companies. Frederick is known
and highly respected in the industry as a team player, always
looking for win-win solutions, which fits perfectly with Astec’s
philosophy.
With Freek joining Astec,
immediately after strengthening our R&D with adding Dr. Sam
Fletcher, we increase our commitment to bring new seed cleaning
& enhancement technologies to our customers around the world.
Frederick Schreurs stated that being able to work with the many
new exciting technologies is a real challenge. The developments
in the global Seed Technology sector and Astec’s business model
go hand in hand, and Freek’s main objective is to support
Astec’s growth through building strong partnerships in the seed
industry.
Astec Global is the leading company in bringing new seed
enhancement technologies to the market, with operational
businesses in the USA, Europe, Africa and SE Asia. |
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