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Dean Oestreich
Chairman, Pioneer Hi-Bred
Vice President, DuPont
Dean Oestreich is Chairman of Pioneer
Hi-Bred and Vice President - DuPont. He
joined Pioneer in 1974 as a corn breeder
and his held various roles with the
company over the years. Oestreich was
named Vice President for the Africa,
Middle East, Asia and Pacific business
in 1999 and became President of Pioneer
in January 2004. He was named chairman
in November 2007. He is also a
director-at-large for ASTA.
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A New Distribution
Relationship
“We’ll be producing seed and
having AgVenture companies
distribute it.” |
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Marketing and Retail
Strategies
“We’ve added depth to our
independent sales force.” |
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A Global Strategy
“We’re growing very strongly in
some interesting new markets
like India…” |
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Focusing on Feedstocks?
“We’re working on next
generation biofuels,
biobutanol…” |
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What’s in the Pipeline?
“We have a sterile system coming
into play that will help both
our quality and cost position.” |
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If You Could Change One Thing
“There’s a three year testing
protocol to advance new
varieties…” |
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Demand for Corn
“Number one is a decade of
economic growth in Asia.” |
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