PHC Brasil strengthens team of experts for 2025

PHC Brasil begins 2025 with a strategic move to expand and strengthen its team. Three important hires have marked the recent period, each bringing expertise to leverage the company's technologies and consolidate its presence in the Brazilian market.

At the end of 2024, Lucas Siqueira (pictured below) has joined as Head of New Business Development. With extensive leadership experience in the agricultural inputs sector, Lucas has taken on the mission of expanding the Saori and Teikko products, aimed at controlling foliar diseases and nematodes in soybeans, and Moshy, aimed at controlling rust in sugarcane and coffee. He will also lead the formation of a new business team to meet the growing demand for innovative, practical solutions with consistent results.

In 2025, the company also announced Ferdinand Silva (pictured below) as head of the Research and Development area. Ferdinando, who has been collaborating with PHC Brasil since September 2023 in Teikko's pre-launch activities, now officially leads the sector. With a doctorate and post-doctorate from Unesp and international experience at the USDA (USA), he has seven patents granted and publications in renowned scientific journals.

More recently, John Renato Rodrigues Antonio (pictured below) has joined the Commercial area of ​​PHC Brasil, based in Alfenas (MG). With a degree in Agricultural Engineering from the Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), where he is also studying for a Master's degree in Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition, João Renato brings a combination of academic excellence and market experience. He previously worked at Nutrien, focusing on the development of soybean cultivars and nutritional solutions, consolidating his position as a technical reference in serving farmers.