Ottawa, Canada
July 24, 2007
Tim Welbanks has been elected the
67th President of the
Canadian Seed Trade Association (CSTA). Welbanks, who is the
Product Information Manager for Pioneer Hi-Bred in Chatham
Ontario, was elected at the CSTA’s 84th Annual Meeting in
Ottawa.
Tim was first elected to the CSTA Board of Directors in 1998. He
has served on many CSTA standing committees, and continues to
represent CSTA on a number of external associations and advisory
committees. He has been especially active in corn and soybeans,
and has contributed on a regular basis to the Garden Seed and
Organic Committee and the Intellectual Property Committee. The
Board of Directors and staff at CSTA welcome Tim and look
forward to a productive year under his leadership.
Jeff Reid of SeCan in Ottawa, Ontario was elected CSTA 1st
Vice-President at the Annual meeting, and David Sippell of
Canterra Seeds in Winnipeg, Manitoba was elected 2nd
Vice-President. Three new members have been elected to the CSTA
Board of Directors. Doug Knight of Saskatchewan Wheat Pool in
Regina, Saskatchewan; Archie Wilson, C&M Seeds in Palmerston,
Ontario, and Stephen Denys, Pride Seeds in Chatham Ontario will
serve 3 year terms on the Board.
Headquartered in the nation's capital, the Canadian Seed
Trade Association (CSTA) represents the interests of 138
corporate members engaged in all aspects of seed research,
production and marketing, both domestically and internationally. |
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