Vienna, Virginia
August 9, 2007
Kincannon & Reed, the world's premier retained search firm
for senior leadership roles in food, agribusiness, and life
sciences organizations, today announced that Jon Leafstedt has
joined the firm as a Director.
Leafstedt has served in wide-ranging executive roles in global
agribusinesses and development-stage technology companies.
Working out of the firm's new Des Moines, Iowa office,
Leafstedt's executive search practice will span various
agribusiness sectors, including renewable energy, animal health,
seed, biotechnology, crop protection products, and other
agricultural inputs.
"We are delighted to have someone of Jon's expertise join our
firm," said Kelly Kincannon, President and CEO of Kincannon &
Reed. "He brings deep, hands-on executive experience in the
agribusiness and biotechnology arenas. From his location in the
agricultural heartland of our nation, Leafstedt will play a key
role in the ongoing growth and development of the firm's
practice in the Midwest and nationally."
Prior to joining Kincannon & Reed, Leafstedt served as President
and General Manager of Chromatin, Inc., a plant biotechnology
firm, where he led its successful turnaround and refocusing. He
was President and COO of Phytodyne, Inc., another venture
capital-backed biotechnology company, and was responsible for
worldwide intellectual property and regulatory efforts for a
nutritional ingredient manufacturer, Kemin Industries. Prior to
these posts, he led state governmental affairs programs for the
agrichemical businesses for BASF/American Cyanamid preceded by
an early career grounding in field sales and marketing
management in Cyanamid's animal health products department.
A leader in numerous national and state industry organizations,
Leafstedt has chaired the Iowa Biotechnology Association and was
a committee leader at the Animal Health Institute, American Feed
Industry Association, and American Crop Protection Association
(now CropLife America). He is an honors graduate of the
University of Iowa's MBA program and the animal science program
at South Dakota State University, and has served as an adjunct
instructor in the University of Iowa's MBA program.
Kincannon & Reed is the world's premier provider of
senior-level, retained executive search services for food,
agribusiness, and life science organizations. For over 25 years,
the firm has been the senior management advisor of choice for
discriminating clients who require the objective, seasoned
judgment of executive search professionals who understand their
business and mission. Today, Kincannon & Reed leadership experts
operate from the firm's headquarters in suburban Washington, DC
and from offices across the United States, continental Europe,
and the United Kingdom. |
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