Kleffmann Adds LatAm South to Olmos Role

Omar Olmos has been appointed as Managing Director of agricultural researcher Kleffmann in Argentina, starting on February 15th, with responsibility for all aspects of Group operations in LatAm South, which includes Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. He already leads operations in Mexico and LatAm North.

Established in 1990, the Kleffmann Group employs more than 300 full time staff and has more than eighteen international subsidiaries in Asia, Australia, Europe, North and Latin America. Solutions include AMIS Panels, AdHoc Research and My Data Plant.

Olmos has spent the last eight years working for Kleffmann in LatAm North, and previously worked in MR and management roles at Banco Santander, leading major initiatives for derivatives and commercial banking. He holds a Bachelor of business administration degree with a speciality in Strategic Marketing from the La Salle University.

Adelino Santos, Regional Manager for LatAm and Group CEO Burkhard Kleffmann said in a statement: 'With Omar bringing his deep operational and sales know how of Kleffmann customers, we will have an excellent management team in LatAm South. The current managers that will report to Omar can continue to bring excellence to the market in LatAm South'. Olmos himself says he believes the operational and commercial consolidation of the North & South LATAM region 'will allow us to be even better business partners of our current and potential clients, going beyond the generation of information and delivering really actionable insights for their strategic success'.

The Group provides research in markets including crop protection, digital farming, seed, animal health and agricultural machinery, via a global network of farmer input panels, plus syndicated and bespoke ad hoc research studies.

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