Oosterhout Nijmegen, The
Netherlands
March 7, 2008
 Mr
Frank Barenbrug has been appointed to the Board of Directors of
Barenbrug Holding BV.
Frank Barenbrug represents the 'fourth generation' in the board
of this family business with a leading position in the
international grass seed market. As member of the Board of
Directors, Frank Barenbrug will assume responsibility for
Business Development, Production and Marketing of the Group,
worldwide.
Frank Barenbrug (34) has been with Barenbrug for over 10 years.
After his studies in International Trade at the Agricultural
University, he started his career in Thailand as export manager
for MMP, an international producer of packaging materials.
In 1997, he joined the Barenbrug Group as a member of the
marketing team of New Zealand Agriseeds. From 1999, he was
active in South America as production, purchasing & export
manager of Barenbrug Palaversich in Argentina and later as
export manager in Europe. Frank Barenbrug was appointed in 2005
as Managing Director of Barenbrug Palaversich in Argentina. He
will be succeeded in this position by Eduardo Bayley.
From 10 March 2008, Frank Barenbrug is stationed at the head
office of the Group in the Netherlands (Oosterhout Nijmegen).
With his international experience in business development,
marketing & sales and production, Frank Barenbrug will focus in
particular on the growth targets of the company.
The Royal Barenbrug Group is an international company with
the core activities of plant breeding, grass seed production and
global marketing of grass seed. With 500 employees and 20
subsidiaries in 12 countries on five continents, Barenbrug is
one of the largest grass seed companies in the world. In 2004,
the company received the designation "Royal" during the
celebration of its 100th anniversary. |
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