Oct 3, 2024NewLeaf board welcomes Greg Thompson
NewLeaf Symbiotics has appointed Greg Thompson as an independent director to its board, effective Sept. 2024.
Thompson, CEO of Intrinsyx Bio, brings extensive experience in commercialization and biologicals to the role.
“Greg’s industry background in agriculture and biological startups makes him a perfect fit for our board,” Brent Smith, NewLeaf’s CEO and president, said in a news release. “We look forward to his guidance as we enter our next phase of rapid growth.”
Thompson has held executive leadership roles at companies including PureField Ingredients, White Energy, Verdesian Life Sciences, and Nufarm.
He also serves on the boards of Custom Agronomics and My Yield. Thompson holds a B.S. from Penn State University and has completed executive education at Harvard Business School.
Earlier this year, NewLeaf introduced a bioinsecticide to combat corn rootworm larvae.
Thompson’s experience is expected to help expand the reach of this and other NewLeaf innovations.
Based in St. Louis, Missouri, NewLeaf innovations is focused on the discovery, development, production and commercialization of products containing a genus of beneficial microbes that are ubiquitous and naturally symbiotic with plants. The company focuses on tomatoes, peanuts, soybeans and field corn.
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