Stockton appoints new Vice President of R&D

The Stockton Group (STK), an international crop protection company, recently announced the appointment of  Dr. Yaakov (Kobi) Inbar Vice President of Research and Development. In his new role, Kobi will be adding his expertise and knowledge to further the development of STK’s pipeline, leading our efforts on a global scale, new growth opportunities and commercialization.

Dr. Inbar holds a Ph.D. in Plant Protection (specializing in biological control of plant diseases) Biochemistry and Microbiology from the Faculty of Agriculture from the Hebrew University.  Among his many experiences, Kobi brings many years of extensive managerial, R&D and business experience in the areas of Agri and Pharma. He was Co-founder and COO of Genaphora and lecturer on Biotech management in the university.

“We are pleased to have Kobi join our executive team. He possesses a wealth of knowledge and experience in the crop protection market and we look forward to his future contributions to the business.” said Ziv Tirosh, CEO of the Stockton Group.  “I am confident that Kobi will continue to strengthen our strategic plans and continue to drive the development of our internal pipeline.”

The appointment of Dr. Inbar reflects on STK’s efforts to continue building a strong and competent research and development organization, delivering innovative agro products and addressing the unmet needs to modern agro technology.