Campina, Brazil
June, 2008

ABCSEM (Associação Brasileira do Comércio de Sementes e Mudas / Brazilan Seed and Young Plants Trading Association), a 38 years old society that represents, supports and guides the Brazilian horticulture seeds and young plants traders, had just elected a new slate of officers to conduct the entity.

ABCSEM has about 56 associates, including major majority of key players of the ornamental and vegetables seed companies in Brazil, and represents more than 80% of the ornamental plants and vegetable seed business in this country.

The new officers managing the association are:

• President: Mr. Francisco Sallit (Syngenta Seeds)
• Executive Director for Seeds: Mr. Álvaro Peixoto (Seminis do Brasil)
• Executive Director for Ornamental Young Plants: Mr. Luiz Octávio Cavicchio (Petrus Schoenmaker – Terra Viva)
• Executive Director for Vegetable Young Plants: Mr. Ricardo Augusto Zepter (Hazera do Brasil)
• Main Secretary: Mr. Antonio Hideo (Sakata Seed Sudamérica)
• Second Secretary: Ms. Adriana Pontes (Feltrin Sementes)
• Main Financial Director: Mr. Massatoshi Noda (Takii do Brasil)
• Second Financial Director: Mr. Gerard Vrolijk (Incotec América do Sul Tecnologia em Sementes)
• Fiscal Counselor: Mr. Carlos Eduardo Dalla Costa (Nunhems do Brasil)
   

Website: http://www.abcsem.com.br/site/index.html

Published: June 15, 2008