Valent Adds Expert to Help Expand Biorational Product Portfolio
5 November 2012 Valent BioSciences Corp. (VBC) named Salman Mir vice president, global marketing and business management. In his new role, Mir will assume leadership of the company’s global marketing and business management activities in the areas of agriculture, public health and forestry.
“Salman’s addition to the team comes at a crucial time as we implement our future growth strategies,” says Mike Donaldson, Valent BioSciences president and CEO. “His extensive marketing, business management and global experience will have an immediate impact as we continue to expand our broad biorational product portfolio to better meet the needs of our customers around the world.”
Prior to this role at VBC, Mir held a number of key positions with major global crop protection companies. Mir started his career in South Asia, and then moved to South East Asia before re-locating to the U.S. He served in a variety of leadership roles throughout his career, including sales, marketing, operations and business development
“I am excited about the opportunities for VBC as well as the other Sumitomo Chemical affiliate companies around the world,” Mir said.
VBC develops and commercializes biorational products in 95 countries around the world. Biorationals are products typically derived from biological origins that are highly specific in their activity while providing economic, health, and/or environmental benefits. These products include microbial insecticides, fungicides and nematicides, as well as plant growth regulators used in production agriculture and managing stress in crops.
Source: Valent, Edited by FCI Staff
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