We are a nature driven agricultural technology company focused on improving soil biodiversity
We supply salinity and chloride free multinutrient potassium specialty fertilizers directly to farmers for the same cost as conventional fertilizers.
We supply salinity and chloride free multinutrient potassium specialty fertilizers directly to farmers for the same cost as conventional fertilizers.
The company was incorporated in 2006, and our strong board counts with Alysson Paolinelli, UN World Food Prize winner and former Brazilian Minister of Agriculture, nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021.
Our mine has 1.30 billion tonnes in reserves and 1.47 billion tonnes in resources sufficient to last
generations supplying most of the Brazilian potash market. In 2022, we built the largest potassium
fertilizer plant in Brazil, increasing our production capacity to 3 million tons per year. In addition to that,
we are expanding our biological production plant, planning to become the largest producer of biological
products for agriculture in Brazil.
Low water consumption
Mine predominantly located on degraded pasturelands sites
No chemical consumption
All the mined area is being transformed into tropical forest
No tailings dams or waste by-products
CEO
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Cristiano Veloso earned a certificate in Sustainable Business Strategy from Harvard BusinessSchool (USA), he holds a Master’s Degree from the University of East Anglia (UK) and a Bachelor of Laws Degree from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil).Mr. Veloso has nearly two decades of experience and knowledge in the agricultural and mineral sectors.
He leads Verde as an innovative company which seeks to revolutionize global production of food through sustainable technologie.
CFO
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Mr. Paolucci is an executive with over 15 years of experience in finance in multinational companies such Arysta (UPL), Unilever and Deloitte.
Mr. Paolucci has over 9 years of experience in the agricultural business working for Arysta, a part of the UPL group, the world’s fifth largest agrochemical and biosolutions company, with over US$5 billion sales. As an executive at Arysta, he focused on finance, logistics, procurement and planning across both Brazil and Latin America.
Mr. Paolucci holds an MBA from Insper and a BA in management and finance from Fumec University, Brazil.
Independent Director
Independent Director
Ms. Lee has been in investment management for 36 years. She has worked with the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, Morgan Grenfell and Commerzbank and National University of Singapore Endowment office. In 2008 Ms. Lee founded Athenaeum Pte Ltd, an investment and advisory company which offers high- level Strategic Asset Allocation consultancy to Family Offices, as well as investments in Private Assets. She is an Independent Non-Executive Director of HKSE listed First Pacific Co, where she is Chair of Audit and Risk Management Committee. Ms. Lee is also Board Director of Singapore Institute of Management and Chair of Investment Committee, and The Arts House Limited where she is Lead Director and also Chair of Audit and Risk Committee. Madeleine Lee has a BA Honours in Economics and Accounting and an MBA and is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Ms. Lee is also a Fellow of the Eisenhower Fellowship, US.
Independent Director
Independent Director
Renato Gomes is co-Founder & President of Pix Force, ranked as Brazil’s number one artificial intelligence startup, he is also co-Founder and a Board Director of Graphite Company of the Americas, which is developing a graphite mine and processing plant in Brazil.
Mr. Gomes holds a degree in electronics and a law degree both from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil), a masters degree from the London School of Economics (U.K.) and a doctorate from Georgetown University (U.S.A.).
Independent Director
Independent Director
Alysson Paolinelli is the President of the Brazilian Association of Corn Producers (“Abramilho”). Mr. Paolinelli held positions such as the Brazilian Minister of Agriculture, President of the National Confederation of Agriculture, President of Minas Gerais State Bank, Congressman, Secretary of Agriculture for Minas Gerais State, and Professor and Dean of Lavras University.
In 2006 he was awarded the World Food Prize. Mr. Paolinelli has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize.
Independent Director
Independent Director
Mrs. Oliveira Cezar Coelho is the founding and managing partner of STS GAEA Capital and board member in multiple companies with billion-plus market valuation, such as Raízen S.A.,the second largest fuel distribution company in Brazil, and Energisa S.A., the fifth largest electricity distribution group in Brazil. Before founding STS GAEA in 2013, Mrs. Oliveira Cezar Coelho was one of the founding partners of STK Capital, an asset management company focused on public equities and also of the financial advisory boutique Virtus BR Partners. Prior to Virtus, she was the Managing Director responsible for the coverage of clients in the industrial segment at Banco Santander and Managing Director of the Industrials and Conglomerates Advisory Group at ABN Amro. Before ABN Amro, Mrs. Oliveira Cezar Coelho was Vice President in the Investment Banking division of Merrill Lynch in SP and in the Merger and Acquisitions Group in NY. Previously, she was an Associate in the Merger and Acquisitions Group of Lehman Brothers in NY. Mrs. Oliveira Cezar Coelho is also certified for membership of Fiscal Committee by the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance (IBGC).
Independent Director
Independent Director
Mr. Prezzotto is a serial entrepreneur focused on innovative solutions for agribusiness. In 2021 he was elected by Ernst & Young the entrepreneur of the year in Brazil. He is the founder and CEO of SEMPRE AgTech, a company focused on the genetic improvement of plants, on the research of transgenic events and on the creation of eco-friendly biopesticides with RNAi technology and other gene editing techniques. He is also the founder and CEO of Produce, a company that provides agricultural inputs and technical services to producers of all crops, with over 3,800 sales consultants throughout Brazil. Mr. Prezzoto acts as a mentor and entrepreneur of Endeavor, an acceleration network for companies, present in over 40 markets around the world. He is an angel investor in multiple startups, with a focus on emerging markets. In addition to his corporate activities, Mr. Prezzoto is also a farmer with ongoing agricultural production.
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