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Mycogen Seeds continues to grow with new positions and promotions

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Indianapolis, Indiana
August 21, 2008

Mycogen Seeds announces that Stephen Smith and Keith Porter have been promoted to the roles of National Sales Leader and Agronomy Services Leader, respectively. Greg Cannon has expanded his responsibilities in his position as Forage Products Marketing Specialist, and John Kalthoff has accepted the position of Oil Seeds Marketing Specialist.

“These organizational changes demonstrate the continued commitment of Dow AgroSciences to growing and providing additional resources to Mycogen Seeds,” says Doug Vail, Mycogen Seeds General Manager.

In the newly created position of Sales Leader for Mycogen Seeds, Smith will provide leadership to the Mycogen Seeds sales force and help equip sales representatives with the proper tools to build better customer relations and make more successful sales calls.

“Stephen’s previous experience will help to bring needed focus to our sales team to significantly increase company contact at the grower level,” Vail says.

Prior to his new role, Smith served as Agronomy Services Leader for Mycogen Seeds. He received a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Pennsylvania State University and joined Mycogen Seeds in 1997.

Porter will be taking over the role of Agronomy Services Leader, overseeing all customer agronomists. In this new position he will be responsible for educating the Mycogen Seeds commercial organization about new hybrids and technologies coming to the market.

“Keith’s strong background in agronomy services and more than 20 years of experience in the seed business will be major assets for leading the agronomy staff and helping to build the Mycogen Seeds business,” Vail says.

Previously, Porter served as the Oil Seeds Marketing Specialist. He received a bachelor’s and a master’s from Iowa State University and joined Mycogen Seeds in 1996.

Filling the Oil Seeds Marketing Specialist position is Kalthoff, previous Project Leader for Seeds, Traits and Oils. He will oversee marketing and industry relations for the sunflower, soybean and canola segments of the Mycogen Seeds business.

“With experience in marketing and the production process, John will be a great addition to the Mycogen Seeds oils team,” Vail says.

Kalthoff received a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University and a master’s degree from the University of Michigan. He joined Dow AgroSciences in 1989 and Mycogen Seeds in 2006.

Cannon has received additional responsibilities in his current position of Forage Products Marketing Specialist. Dairy nutrition specialists who reported to Smith will now report to Cannon as they provide support for the MYCOGEN® brand SILAGE-SPECIFIC™ corn business.

“Greg will play an integral role in the continued growth of this organization and leadership in the silage business with his added responsibilities,” Vail says.

Cannon is a graduate of Southern Illinois State University and joined Mycogen Seeds in 1999. He has held a variety of sales and marketing roles in his 19-year career in the seed industry.

Mycogen Seeds is a retail seed company of Dow AgroSciences LLC and a developer and marketer of leading grain corn hybrids, the market leader in SILAGE-SPECIFIC corn hybrids and sunflower hybrids, as well as an industry leader in canola, alfalfa, soybeans and sorghum. For more information about MYCOGEN brand products, visit www.mycogen.com.

Dow AgroSciences LLC, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, is a top-tier agricultural company that combines the power of science and technology with the “Human Element” to constantly improve what is essential to human progress. Dow AgroSciences provides innovative technologies for crop protection, pest and vegetation management, seeds, traits, and agricultural biotechnology to serve the world’s growing population. Global sales for Dow AgroSciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company, are $3.8 billion. Learn more at www.dowagro.com

®™MYCOGEN, the MYCOGEN Log and SILAGE-SPECIFIC are trademarks of Mycogen Corporation.

 

 

 

 

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