Stockton Brazil Aligns Organization with Timorex Gold Upcoming Launch

SÃO PAULO, November 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

The Stockton Group (STK), a leader in innovative crop protection based on botanical sources, announced this week 3 new additions to the Brazilian team with a focus on the development of Timorex Gold in the country. These appointments are part of an ongoing strategy for expanding Stockton's ongoing business in Brazil, and its commitment to drive growth through channel partnerships.

"We welcome these new comers as they will play a critical role in driving demand and penetration of our broad spectrum biofungicide Timorex Gold in Brazil for use in conventional and organic farming," explained Marcelo Peres, Country Manager of Stockton Brazil. "Stockton will continue to invest in talent to build a world class team who will provide the best-possible support to Stockton's strategy and put ourselves in an even stronger position in the arena."

Agnelo José Vitti - R&D Manager 

Agnelo is an Agronomic Engineer with an MSc in Plant Pathology and a Ph.D. in Vegetal Production (Nematology). He has 26 years' experience in Research and Development areas, including as Head of Fungicides in companies, such as DuPont, Syngenta, BASF and American Cyanamid. Agnelo also worked in local research institutions and Universities with the utmost important Brazilian researchers.  

Eric Massarico José - Market Development Coordinator for South of São Paulo State  

Eric is an Agronomic Engineer with two MSc in Plant Nutrition and Sugar Cane Technologies. He has 16 years' experience in Commercial and Development areas and worked in multinationals, such as Louis Dreyfus, and local companies.

Nuno Miguel Mendes Soares de Albergaria - Market Development Coordinator for North of São Paulo and Minas Gerais States 

Nuno is an Agronomic Engineer with two MSc and one Ph.D. in Insecticides area

He has 15 years' experience in Commercial and Development areas and worked in multinationals companies, such as Sipcam and local companies.

About the Stockton Group 

The Stockton Group (Stockton) specializes in the development and marketing of botanical based biopesticides. Its core focus is on the incorporation of these bio-pesticides into conventional agriculture spraying programs that use conventional chemical products, thus creating a balanced, cleaner and sustainable agricultural environment.

Stockton has an active R&D program for the development of future natural products for crop protection. Its unique research and development center in Israel invests substantial resources in developing 'green' products. Stockton has a variety of products adapted to different agro ecological areas, biological parameters and regulatory guidelines, and is active in more than 35 counties worldwide.

Stockton's flagship product Timorex Gold^® is used to control a broad spectrum of diseases in diverse crops. The product demonstrates an efficacy equivalent to chemical fungicides, and is suitable to be use in conventional and organic agriculture. Timorex Gold^® is registered and sold in over 30 countries.

Stockton is a global company established in 1994 as a privately owned company and has a staff of 40 employees in Israel and around 120 employees worldwide. The company has offices in 20 countries and operates in over 40 countries.

Contact: For more information, please visit our website:  http://www.stockton-ag.com or contact Judy Jamuy at: +972-52-7599242 or judy@stockton-ag.com.