AgrEvo USA Company has announced the appointment of Dr. Jane Dever to the position of Product Development Manager – Cotton Seed.

Based in AgrEvo’s Southern/Coastal Business Team Office in Collierville, Dever will direct the
technical development of FiberMax™ Cotton varieties. Her responsibilities will include
setting up variety testing, working with university cooperators, and directing all agronomic
research on FiberMax varieties.

"Jane brings a wealth of cotton breeding experience, as well as textile knowledge to AgrEvo,"
says Dale Kinney, Director of Field Development. "With our continued expansion in the cotton
seed industry, we are proud to have someone of Jane’s caliber and knowledge as part of our
Southern/Coastal team."

Most recently Dever held the position of Senior Research Scientist for BioTex, where she gained
experience in cotton transformation/regeneration. Prior to joining BioTex, Jane managed the fiber
quality and materials evaluation laboratory at the International Textile Center (ITC) and worked
with the cotton bale selection program team for the Plains Cotton Cooperative Association
(PCCA).

Dever is also an experienced cotton breeder, previously holding positions with the Texas

A & M University Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Lubbock. She has a Ph.D. in
agronomy with plant breeding from Texas Tech University where she also received a M.S. in
Crop Science and a B.S. in Textile Technology.

AgrEvo is a global leader in biotechnology, seeds, crop protection, and environmental health. The
company markets globally a wide range of products for enhancing crop production, together with
applications for urban pest control. AgrEvo operates in more than 70 countries with
approximately 8,500 employees. For more information, visit the company’s website at
www.us.agrevo.com

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