Lavoro announces new business director for the south cluster

Lavoro announced its new business director for the southern cluster: André Vinicius Iezak Rupel. The executive will report directly to Rafael Villarroel, president of the Brazil business unit, and will be responsible for managing B2C operations, through the companies Denorpi, Deragro, Futuragro, Pitangueiras, Reference and Sollo Sul, in addition to the administration, marketing, finance and operations distributed in the southern region of the country.

With more than 20 years of experience in the agricultural sector, Rupel has worked for major agribusiness players, such as Syngenta, Belagrícola, and Grupo Inquima. He is an agronomist, graduated from the State University of Ponta Grossa, with an MBA in Business Management from Fundação Dom Cabral and ISE Business School.

“I am very happy to take on this new challenge and be part of the Lavoro team, a company that grows every day and leads innovations in the sector. I want to contribute to the expansion of the company and the entire chain involved, and mainly, to develop the teams, businesses and deliver the best products and services to farmers in the region”, declares the new director.