Irving, Texas, USA
October 23, 2018
Advanta Seeds, a global agriculture company specializing in seeds and agricultural solutions, announces Barry Lubbers as Business Director for North America.Lubbers is a proven leader in agricultural sales, marketing and business development. He has over 25 years of experience matching product solutions to grower needs for improved agricultural production and profitability.
As Business Director for North America, Lubbers will build relationships and develop new crop technologies to provide farmers with the most suitable and productive seeds. He will drive new product introductions, including new hybrids in the Aphix™ sugarcane aphid tolerant lineup as well as new igrowth™ hybrids, the new commercial weed control technology for grain sorghum. He is also responsible for leading channel development, customer service and overall business management.
"Advanta is dedicated to delivering industry-leading technologies, supported by our new cutting-edge Biotechnology Center in Texas and access to the best germplasm available all over the world," says Bhupen Dubey, Advanta Seeds CEO. "With Lubbers leading the North America business and our portfolio of new and high performing hybrids, Advanta is positioned for strong growth in the U.S. and Mexico."
Lubbers began his career with Advanta Seeds in 2011 as Director of Sales. He has a strong understanding of the grain and forage sorghum business and is committed to delivering highly productive seed technologies growers need.
Prior to working at Advanta Seeds, Lubbers held sales positions with Cargill and Syngenta Seeds.
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