AgriThority appoints Richard Shaw as Research Logistics & Operations Manager

AgriThority® LLC, an integated agricultural science consultancy and field research and development company, announces the addition of Richard Shaw to its staff as research logistics and operations manager. Shaw will coordinate research activities with AgriThority Associates and manage the company’s network of contract research operators, consulting agronomists and regulatory consultants worldwide.

“We’re excited to have a professional of Richard’s caliber on our staff to coordinate our operations and field research team,” says AgriThority Managing Member Jerry Duff. “He brings the experience of a successful career with a major life sciences company in managing technical services organizations and field research, as well as global product and business development expertise. Richard will bring great value to our business.”

An entomologist by training, Shaw most recently was Fiber Development Manager, Cotton Team, at Bayer CropScience, where he operated in the textile and apparel market globally with branded upland cotton fiber. His roles at Bayer CropScience and legacy companies Aventis CropScience, Rhone-Poulenc and Union Carbide spanned global product development, field development and technical services. He has managed technical support across broad-acre crops, vegetables, trees and vines, and specialty crops, including sugar cane and rice.