Biotalys Appoints Kamal El Mernissi as Chief Business Development Officer
October 17 2024 - 1:00AM
UK Regulatory
Biotalys Appoints Kamal El Mernissi as Chief Business Development
Officer
Company Expands Senior Leadership Team with Experienced
Agriculture Executive to Drive Partnerships
Ghent, BELGIUM, Oct. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Press Release
Biotalys (Euronext Brussels:
BTLS), an Agricultural Technology (AgTech) company developing
protein-based biocontrol solutions for sustainable crop protection,
is pleased to announce the appointment of Kamal El Mernissi as
Chief Business Development Officer (CBDO).
“I’m delighted to welcome Kamal to the Executive
Committee of Biotalys,” said Simon
Moroney, Chairman of Biotalys. “With more than 15 years of
experience in agriculture and a broad variety of leadership
positions in marketing and sales, he is an excellent addition to
the leadership team. The board looks forward to working with Kamal
as he builds the company’s roster of partnerships, with a focus on
maximizing long-term value for Biotalys and its stakeholders.”
“I had the pleasure of working with Kamal as
part of my team at Marrone Bio Innovations and am delighted to
welcome him to the executive leadership at Biotalys,” said
Kevin Helash, CEO of Biotalys. “Kamal and I have
collaborated successfully in the past, and I’m thrilled that he has
agreed to join Biotalys. As partnerships become increasingly
important for us to bring our growing pipeline of novel and
effective biocontrols to market, Kamal’s expertise in fostering
strong business relationships will be invaluable in the next phase
of Biotalys’ growth.”
Most recently serving as the Vice President,
Sales and Marketing North America at biocontrol solutions leader
Marrone Bio Innovations (currently Pro Farm Group), Kamal El
Mernissi has been involved in the latest technological developments
and trends in the industry and partnered with key players in the
field. Reporting to Biotalys’ CEO Kevin Helash, Mr. El Mernissi
will lead the company’s efforts to secure partnerships with major
agricultural players that can benefit from the AGROBODY Foundry™
technology platform to develop biofungicides and bio-insecticides
with new modes of action.
Kamal El Mernissi, Chief Business
Development Officer, said: “Biotalys is uniquely
positioned to bring impactful innovation to farmers seeking
performance and sustainability, and I am thrilled to start
this new journey with such an incredible group of talented and
mission-driven colleagues and investors. During my initial
interactions, I was impressed by the team and sensed their
excitement and motivation to develop protein-based biocontrols
to positively impact the wider Ag community.”
Prior to his role at Marrone, Mr. El Mernissi
held various commercial leadership roles at Syngenta, where he was
Portfolio Manager North America and LATAM, Commercial Unit head and
Director of Sales for Morocco, and Asset Manager EMEA responsible
for the launch a major active ingredient. Prior to that, he took up
various roles in sales and marketing in leading companies such as
DELL and SIKA. He obtained his Engineering Diploma in Agriculture
from the Hassan II Agronomic and Veterinary Institute (Morocco) and
his MBA at the University of California, Berkeley (United
States).
The appointment of Kamal El Mernissi is
effective as of 17 October 2024. Together with various colleagues
from the Biotalys management, he will represent the company at the
upcoming Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting, taking place in Basel
from 21 to 23 October.
About Biotalys
Biotalys is an Agricultural Technology (AgTech)
company developing protein-based biocontrol solutions for the
protection of crops and aiming to provide alternatives to
conventional chemical pesticides for a more sustainable and safer
food supply. Based on its novel AGROBODY™ technology platform,
Biotalys is developing a strong and diverse pipeline of effective
product candidates with a favorable safety profile that aim to
address key crop pests and diseases across the whole value chain,
from soil to plate. Biotalys was founded in 2013 as a spin-off from
the VIB (Flanders Institute for Biotechnology) and has been listed
on Euronext Brussels since July 2021. The company is based in the
biotech cluster in Ghent, Belgium. More information can be found on
www.biotalys.com.
For further information, please
contact:
Toon Musschoot, Head of IR &
Communication
T: +32 (0)9 274 54 00
E: IR@biotalys.com
Important notices
Biotalys, its business, prospects and financial
position remain exposed and subject to risks and
uncertainties. A description of and reference to these risks
and uncertainties can be found in the annual report on the
consolidated annual accounts published on the company’s
website.
This announcement contains statements which are
"forward-looking statements" or could be considered as such. These
forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of
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by the company regarding the intended results of its strategy. By
their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties and readers are warned that none of these
forward-looking statements offers any guarantee of future
performance. Biotalys’ actual results may differ materially from
those predicted by the forward-looking statements. Biotalys makes
no undertaking whatsoever to publish updates or adjustments to
these forward-looking statements, unless required to do so by
law.
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