East-West Seed
Brendan R. is an experienced digital marketing professional currently serving as the Group Digital Marketing Manager at East-West Seed since March 2017, where responsibilities include driving product adoption for end users and generating demand from buyers across APAC, Africa, and Latin America. Prior to this role, Brendan held various positions at Epic MSLGROUP, including Digital Communications Manager and Head of Content in Johannesburg, overseeing content development for the local team. Brendan's early career included roles as a Content Specialist, Account Manager, and Digital Content Specialist at Independent Newspapers, as well as a journalist and intern at the University of the Witwatersrand. Brendan holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours in Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and English Literature from the same university, along with a secondary education from St David's Marist Inanda.
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East-West Seed
Founded in 1982 by Dutch seedsman Simon Groot, the 2019 World Food Prize Laureate, East-West Seed is one of the world’s leading vegetable seed companies in Asia and expanding rapidly in Africa and Latin America. The privately-owned company has played an important role in the development and improvement of tropical vegetable varieties that are adapted to tropical markets and growing conditions. Its mission is to provide innovative products and services that help to improve the livelihood of vegetable farmers. In addition, East-West Seed trains vegetable farmers in order to help maximize their yield and income through better knowledge on vegetable production and farming skills. In 2019 it ranked number 1 on the Access to Seeds Index for Global Seed Companies and number 1 for South and Southeast Asia Index. In 2020, it ranked #28 in Fortune’s Change the World list of companies that are doing well by doing good. East-West Seed has its headquarters in Nonthaburi, Thailand. The company employs about 2,800 people and has 20 R&D establishments in 9 countries. With exports to over 75 countries in tropical areas, East-West Seed serves nearly 23 million farmers around the world.