 David
J. Palmer
- Director (Europe)
Mr. Palmer is a fully qualified English lawyer with over 34 years
experience of managing and advising companies involved in the
international seed business. He has been responsible for the
management of, and the arrangement of funding for, both start up and
mature seed companies in Brazil, France, Germany, Great Britain,
Hungary, Italy, Morocco, Romania and Spain. He has also worked
extensively in the USA. Additionally, Mr. Palmer has been responsible
for the purchase and sale of operations as well as the creation of
joint ventures relating to those companies under his management.
Since the mid-nineties, David Palmer has owned and managed ISBI Consultants Ltd., working principally with Dow
AgroSciences and Groupe Verneuil. From 1984 to 1995 he founded and
managed Eurosemences SA, a research based seed company in France,
controlled successively by United AgriSeeds Inc, Dow Elanco and
Groupe Verneuil. From 1972 to 1984 Mr. Palmer held various senior
management positions within the then Royal Dutch Shell owned
Nickerson Seed Companies in Brazil, France and Great Britain.
Mr Palmer speaks French and Portuguese. |
