Kaiima announces the appointment of Dr. Mark Messmer to its Board of Directors

Date:02-17-2017

Kaiima Bio-Agritech Ltd. is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Mark Messmer to its Board of Directors.
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Dr. Mark Messmer is currently engaged with Arvegenix in Pennycress crop R&D. Previously, Dr. Messmer led Monsanto’s North America Corn Breeding program, holding that position for 15 years. Dr. Messmer also led Monsanto's global hybrid wheat breeding program for 2 years in the late 1990's.

Prior to that, Dr. Messmer held various research and management positions, primarily focused on corn breeding
and breeding technology development over a period of 14 years, at Garst Seed Company.

Dr. Messmer holds a Master's and Ph.D. in Plant Breeding and Genetics from the University of Illinois.