Change of management in pursuit of growth

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02.09.2022
Simon Aspinal (l) and Aurelien Demaurex (Ecorobotix)

In line with its European expansion, Agtech startup Ecorobotix, providing ultra-high precision crop treatment and plant-by-plant data, welcomed Silicon-valley executive Simon Aspinall as its new CEO to drive global growth. Other startups, and the venture capital firm Maximon, have also had a change in management.

With the world under pressure from energy shortages, rising prices for agricultural inputs (fertilisers, herbicides, pesticides), and an urgent need to reduce CO2 emissions, consumers and governments want to reduce the use of agriculture chemicals while ensuring farmers can still grow enough food to feed the world. Conventional agriculture relies heavily on chemicals to grow crops efficiently, but these chemicals are very energy intensive.

EcoRobotix offers a revolutionary plant-by-plant data solution and ultra-high precision crop treatment sprayer that reduces chemical use ( herbicides, pesticides, liquid fertilisers) by 80-95%, while increasing crop yield by more than 5% and has the potential to reduce the CO2 footprint of agriculture massively. Building on its success in Switzerland, the company has added distributors in Germany, France, Italy, Netherland, Belgium and Czech Republic and plans further growth across Europe and North & South America in 2023.

The new CEO Simon Aspinall, will help to fuel the growth further. Aspininall succeeds Aurelien G. Demaurex, who co-founded the company eight years ago and led it through multiple waves of success. As new CEO Aspinall brings a wealth of experience in diverse fields, having worked in multiple leadership roles in different organisations.

Flowbank welcomes three managers
Three executives assumed new roles at Flowbank, the digital asset investing pioneer, o drive business development and strengthen its own positioning in the Swiss market. Adrien Cohen, who has been with the online bank since its early days, takes over as Chief Operating Officer, while Caroline Puder-Lévy joins the executive team as Chief Marketing Officer after two years in the company. Sergio Peña, FlowBank's new Global Head of Sales and Customer Services, brings over 20 years of experience in serving private, high net worth and institutional clients.

DePoly welcomes industry veteran as COO
With over 20 years of experience in the chemical industry, Miguel Peña Willershausen takes over the role of Chief Operating Officer at Depoly. The startup aims to create a sustainable circular economy for PET plastics using a novel technology that allows for recycling all PET plastic wastes regardless of their source and state. Before joining Depoly, Miguel worked in various industries and business units, including agrochemicals, coatings, flavours and fragrances, where he developed and led global and regional operations.

CDR-Life appoints Chief Medical Officer
CDR-Life, a biotechnology company pioneering a new and differentiated class of highly tumor-selective immuno-oncology therapeutics based on its proprietary antibody-based MHC-targeting T cell engager technology, appointed Swethajit Biswas, MD, FRCP to the position of Chief Medical Officer. Former medicine development leader for MAGE-A4+ Autologous cell therapies will support the advancement of CDR-Life’s M-gager® Solid Tumor Therapies.

Maximon assigns three roles to its new team member
Maximon, the venture capital firm empowering science-based and scalable companies that provide healthy ageing and rejuvenation solutions, has welcomed Elisabeth Roider as Partner, Chief Scientific and Medical Officer to drive innovation to the next level. Elisabeth is a Harvard and Swiss-trained, internationally renowned physician scientist working at the University Hospital of Basel and the Harvard Medical School. Her work has resulted in various high-impact publications, patents, and awards.

Photo: Simon Aspinal (l) and Aurelien Demaurex (Ecorobotix)

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