EuropaBio appoints new director of agricultural biotechnology division

Date:01-24-2014

EuropaBio recently announced the appointment of Beat Späth as Director of agricultural biotechnology as of 17th February. Späth, a German and Swiss national, has been working in EuropaBio since 2011 in the position of Public Affairs Manager and Senior Manager and brings with him many years of experience in European public affairs.

He takes over from Carel du Marchie Sarvaas, who has successfully led the Agricultural Biotech team for the past 4 years.

“We have been fortunate enough to have Beat working with us for 3 years now and seen him develop into a very trusted and respected expert in our sector.” commented Secretary General, Nathalie Moll. “Beat couples proven political intuition and vision with an in-depth understanding of the benefits of agricultural biotech in the context of the societal challenges we face today. These attributes, together with his passion for making things happen, will make for an excellent leader of our agricultural biotech team”.