July 2016
ChampionScott Partners is pleased to announce the appointment of David Nothmann as Vice President of Marketing at Valent U.S.A. Corporation, a leading crop protection firm. Mr. Nothmann will be responsible for leading the marketing organization and directing the strategic planning process for Valent products and services in North America. He will oversee all traditional and biorational marketing teams in crop and non-crop markets in the United States. He will also have responsibility for Valent Canada and will sit on the advisory team for Valent de Mexico.
Previously, Mr. Nothmann was Vice President of Agribusiness and Alternative Energy at Battelle, an applied science and technology development company. Prior to joining Battelle, he served as Vice President, Business Development and Product Development at ArborGen Inc., a world leader in tree improvement and production. He was responsible for all aspects of the company’s strategic business planning, product development and regulatory affairs.
Earlier in his career, Mr. Nothmann led the Americas Product Management Group for the vegetable business at Monsanto Company (NYSE:MON), an agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology corporation. In his 13 years at Monsanto, Mr. Nothmann held various leadership positions in marketing, business development and business strategy roles, with responsibilities for trait introductions, trait licensing, vegetable seeds, mergers and acquisitions, and value chain management. In 2009, Mr. Nothmann received the Monsanto Product Stewardship Award of Excellence.
Mr. Nothmann serves on the United States Department of Agriculture/Department of Energy’s Biomass Research & Development Technical Advisory Committee. He earned his Masters of Business Administration and European Management certificate from New York University, and holds a Bachelor’s degree from Tufts University.
About Valent U.S.A. Corporation
Valent U.S.A. Corporation, headquartered in Walnut Creek, Calif., develops and markets products in the United States and Canada that protect agricultural crops, enhance crop yields, improve food quality, beautify the environment and safeguard public health. Valent products include a well-known line of quality herbicide, insecticide, fungicide and plant growth regulator products for agricultural, seed protection and professional use. Valent is a leader in marketing and sales of both traditional chemical products and also biorational products developed by its affiliate, Valent BioSciences Corporation. For more information, please visit www.valent.com.
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