AgraQuest Names Marcus Meadows-Smith CEO

Posted by Matt Hopkins|13 May 2008

Biocontrols company AgraQuest Inc. announced that it has named Marcus Meadows-Smith as its new CEO, according to a company release on www.marketwire.com.

Former CEO Mike Miille has transitioned to his new role as President and Chief Operating Officer of AgraQuest. The addition of Meadows-Smith adds to a management team that recently named Ashish Malik, formerly of Syngenta, as the company’s Senior Vice President of Global Marketing.

“Marcus is the ideal person to guide AgraQuest through our next phase of development,” said Miille. “He has a strong history of strategically leading businesses for profitable growth and is a 20-year veteran of the agricultural chemicals industry. His talents, strengths, and experience perfectly complement those of the rest of the management team. AgraQuest is entering a period of global expansion and Marcus’ leadership will be an integral part of our long-term success.”

Meadows-Smith will focus on taking AgraQuest through a high-growth phase including new product launches formulated from proprietary active ingredients, leveraging in-licensing and strategic partnerships, and targeting new global crop markets. “AgraQuest has done an excellent job of building a platform for ongoing successful growth,” said Meadows-Smith. “The company has a tremendous pipeline of innovative active ingredients for use as bio-pesticides, plant health products, and fumigants. Our products will bring much needed innovation and benefits for our customers in conventional and organic agriculture, and the home and garden, seed treatment, post-harvest, and food safety markets.”