April 17, 2008

Channel Bio names new CEO

Channel Bio Corp. has recently named seed industry veteran, Jim Zimmer, as its new CEO.

Channel Bio is part of American Seeds, Inc., a Monsanto holding company.

Jim replaces Aline Funk who recently stepped down as Channel Bio's CEO to take a position with a programme called AGRA or The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa. 

Most recently, Zimmer was vice president of Monsanto's US branded business. He joined Monsanto in 1992 as a field sales representative. He has since held various sales, marketing and business unit leadership roles within Monsanto's US commercial organization in chemistry, germplasm, traits, biotech grain and licensing strategies.  

Meanwhile, Don Funk continues as president of Channel Bio.  

Channel Bio Corp. is one of the largest and fastest-growing seed corn and soy seed companies in the US.

The Channel brands are Crow's Hybrids, Kentland, Indiana; Midwest Seed Genetics, Carroll, Iowa; and NC+ Hybrids of Lincoln, Nebraska.