Salinas, California, USA
October 15, 2013

We are happy to announce a further building of our growing organization in the North American vegetable seed business.

Effective October 7, 2013, Steve Adams has been appointed Account Manager for AgriCoat LLC. Steve is a long-time produce industry Agricultural Operations professional, with experience at Dole, River Ranch, NewStar and Andrew Smith Co. He will be located at the AgriCoat facilities in Soledad, CA and is responsible for all sales and marketing activities at AgriCoat. Steve's produce experience coupled with strong relationships will assist in the growth of our AgriCoat business.

We also announce the appointment of Brad Kortsen to the position of New Product and Business Development Manager at INCOTEC North America. In this new position Brad will focus full-time on customer solutions for INCOTEC vegetable as well as AgriCoat. Brad’s wealth of experience including the last six years as Sales Manager for INCOTEC North America will serve him well in this new position within INCOTEC.

Mac Keely, General Manager INCOTEC Vegetables North America states: “These strategic moves represent a significant step forward for our organization. Steve brings a wealth of vegetable production experience and will be a great addition to our business, and having Brad in this new position will accelerate the growth of the organization in North America.”

INCOTEC® was founded in 1968 and has been an independent company since 2002. INCOTEC's Coating and Seed Technology Companies around the world provide products and services for seed coating, pelleting, seed enhancement and analytical services for genetic analysis and quality inspection. INCOTEC Group contributes significantly to the development of sustainable agriculture worldwide by providing key solutions in the four business areas, vegetables, field crops, ornamentals and analytical services. INCOTEC’s head quarters are in the Netherlands and there are INCOTEC facilities in the USA, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Sweden, Brazil, Japan, India, Australia, China, South Africa and Malaysia. For more information go to www.incotec.com

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Published: October 15, 2013