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Board of Directors
The directors are appointed by the general meeting of shareholders for a period of up to three years; provided, however, the directors shall be elected on a staggered basis, with one-third of the directors being elected each year and provided further that such three year term may be exceeded by a period up to the annual general meeting held following the third anniversary of the appointment.
Directors may be removed with or without cause (ad nutum) by the general meeting of shareholders by a simple majority of votes cast at a general meeting of shareholders. The directors are eligible for re-election indefinitely.
The board of directors is empowered to manage Adecoagro S.A. and carry out our operations. They are vested with the broadest powers to manage the business of the Company and to authorize and/or perform all acts of disposal, management and administration falling within the purposes of Adecoagro S.A. and all powers not expressly reserved by Luxembourg law or by the Company´s articles of incorporation to the general meeting of shareholders is within the competence of the board of directors.
The board of directors comprises the following five committees: (i) Audit Committee, (ii) Risk and Commercial Committee, (iii) Strategy Committee (all of which have a meeting frequency of at least four times a year and as often as deemed necessary or appropriate in its judgment), (iv) Compensation Committee (which meets at least once a year and as needed on the initiative of the Chief Executive Officer or at the request of one of its members), and (v) ESG Committee (which meets at least eight times a year and as often as deemed necessary or appropriate in its judgment).
For more information on Adecoagro’s committees please see the company’s 20-F report.
Adecoagro's 20-F Report https://ir.adecoagro.com/result-center/
The following table sets forth information for our directors:
- #
- Name
- Position
- Date of appointment
- Year term expires
1
Juan José Sartori Piñeyro
Mr. Sartori is the Chairman and founder of Union Group International Holdings, a privately owned investment and private equity management firm with significant strategic Latin American interests. These cover the agricultural, energy, forestry, infrastructure and real estate sectors. Mr. Sartori established Union Group in 2007. Since its incorporation, Union Group and its subsidiaries have performed numerous transactions growing its portfolio of businesses of private and public companies.
Mr. Sartori is the co-owner of Sunderland A.F.C, Vice-President of AS Monaco Football Club and Board member of the European Club Association and of the Professional Football League (LFP) in France. Mr. Sartori was elected and served as Senator of the Uruguayan Parliament for the legislative period going from February 15, 2020 to February 15, 2025. Mr. Sartori received a Bachelor Degree in Business and Economics from École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Lausanne.
Juan José Sartori Piñeyro is a member of the Compensation and Talent Committee and the Strategy Committee.
2
Mariano Bosch
Mr. Bosch is a co-founder of Adecoagro. Since the beginning he has been our CEO and is also a member of the Company’s Board of Directors. In 1995 he founded and was the CEO of BLS Agribusiness, an agricultural consulting, technical management, and administration company. He has a degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Buenos Aires and has over 25 years of experience in agribusiness development. He is involved in business organizations such as IDEA, AEA, YPO, AACREA, FPC and AAPRESID. Mariano was distinguished by Endeavor as Entrepreneur of the Year (2019) and received the Konex award for Businessman of the Year in 2018. Mr. Bosch is an Argentinean citizen.
3
Christian De Prati
Dr. De Prati has a degree in political economy and a doctorate in economics from the University of Zurich, Switzerland. His activities include corporate governance, investment banking, real estate and philanthropy. Currently he is member of the Board of Directors and member of Audit & Risk Committee of Rothschild & Co. Bank AG. Moreover he is member of the Board of Advisors of Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Business.
Dr. De Prati was a member of the Board of Directors of Sterling Strategic Value, Channel Plus AG, Peach Property Group, Lastminute.com and Cornèr Bank Group. Previously he served as CEO and Country Head Switzerland at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Dr. De Prati was named Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.
Christian De Prati is a member of the Compensation and Talent Committee and the Strategy Committee.
4
Manuela Vaz Artigas
Mrs. Artigas is an independent board member of LWSA, Pague Menos SA, Solar Coca Cola and Banco BMG, where she participates and leads a series of committees. In these companies, she has worked on strategy, organization, restructuring, IPO and M&A matters. Her previous roles include CEO of Calila Investimentos, board member of JCC and Sistema Jangadeiro and partner of McKinsey & Company. Mrs. Artigas holds a degree in Economics from Unicamp with an MBA from the Anderson Business School at the University of California Los Angeles, where she graduated as a member of the Anderson Business Society and received the Fred Weston Excellence Finance Award. Mrs. Artigas is a Brazilian citizen.
Manuela Vaz Artigas is a member of the Audit Committee, Talent & Compensation Committee, and the ESG Committee.
5
Ivo Andrés Sarjanovic
Mr. Sarjanovic has been a member of the Company’s Board of Directors since 2018. Mr. Sarjanovic is also currently serving as non-executive Board member of Sucafina S.A. Further, Mr. Sarjanovic is a and lecturer at the University of Geneva’s Master in Commodities program and Universidad Di Tella’s Master of Finances program. Mr. Sarjanovic served as the Chief Executive Officer of Alvean until 2017, during which time he led the company to become the biggest sugar trader in the world. Previously, Mr. Sarjanovic served for more than 25 years at Cargill International, where he commenced his career as trader in the Grain and Oilseeds business. From 2011 to 2014 Mr. Sarjanovic held the position of Vice-president and World Manager of Cargill Sugar Operations, playing a leading role in the radical transformation of the organization that led to the strategic decision to spin-off the sugar business of Cargill in 2014, creating Alvean Sugar SL, a joint venture with Copersucar, Brazil.
Between 2007 and 2011, he was also the Africa and Middle East General Manager of Agriculture at Cargill. While in Cargill he also held the position of Vice-president and Global Trading Manager of Oilseeds in Geneva between 2000 and 2011, coordinating worldwide trading and crushing activities. Mr. Sarjanovic holds a B.A. in Economic Sciences, with a major in Accounting, from the National University of Rosario, Argentina and a Master’s in Economics from Universidad Francisco Marroquin, in Spain. Additionally, he completed executive studies at IMD in Lausanne, Oxford University and Harvard Business School. Mr. Sarjanovic is an Argentine, Italian and Swiss citizen.
Ivo Andrés Sarjanovic is a member of the Audit Committee and the Risk and Commercial Committee.
6
Andres Larriera
Mr. Larriera is Managing Director of Aldwych Advisors, a London-based strategic advisory firm he founded in 2019, providing commercial and operational support for acquisitions and corporate transformations. He also serves on the Boards of Flow Management Industries UK (the Group’s parent company) and six UK sub-holding companies, roles he has held since 2020. Mr. Larriera formerly held several executive leadership roles at Hitachi from 2009 to 2017, including serving on Hitachi Europe Executive Committee as Head of the Smart Cities Energy Business Group, from 2012 to 2017. During his tenure at Hitachi, he founded the Smart Grid Venture in 2010 and subsequently established and led the expansion of the Smart Cities Energy business from 2012. He worked closely with the EU, as well as the governments of the UK and Japan, to unlock strategic investments in smart energy systems through pioneering UK client engagements.
He was also part of the founding management team at Hitachi Consulting UK from 2006 to 2009, where he played a key role in launching consulting operations and driving fee revenue growth across the UK, Belgium and Japan. From 2003 to 2006, he served as Director of Operations and Practice Lead at The Evaluation Partnership (TEP), later acquired by Tetra Tech Coffey (NASDAQ: TTEK), where he built a successful policy evaluation and strategy practice, and held principal operational responsibility for EMEA—primarily serving the European Commission and other regional clients. Earlier in his career, Mr Larriera was a Management Consultant at Accenture across Argentina, Mexico and Spain, and formerly he worked at the Ministry of Finance of Argentina. He holds a Licentiate in Business Administration from the Universidad de Buenos Aires, an MSc in Public Policy from the London School of Economics, and completed an Executive Management Program at Wharton. He is a Chevening Scholar and holds dual Argentine and British citizenship.
Andres Larriera is a member of the Risk & Commercial Committee and the ESG Committee.
7
Kyril Robert Leonid Louis-Dreyfus
Mr. Louis Dreyfus is a descendant of the founder of the Louis Dreyfus Group, where a family foundation remains the controlling shareholder of the Louis Dreyfus Group and Louis Dreyfus Company. After completing his studies in Switzerland, he co-founded Bia Sports Group, a sports investment platform that owns Sunderland AFC and the rights to the FIM World Supercross Championship. He is also the Founder of Narion Holding AG, a Swiss-based holding company with a diversified portfolio across private equity, real estate, and venture capital.
Kyril Robert Leonid Louis-Dreyfus is a member of the Risk & Commercial Committee and the Strategy Committee.
8
Oscar Alberto Leon Bentancor
Mr. Leon is a seasoned Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with over 30 years of experience in financial management, project finance, and risk analysis. He has worked extensively across diverse industries, including agriculture, mining, and hydropower, providing strategic financial leadership to public companies. His expertise includes US/Canadian GAAP, IFRS, SEC/TSX reporting, and regulatory compliance. As a Chief Financial Officer and Board Member for multiple organizations, including ICC Labs, Biomind Labs, SX Global United Ltd., Union Agriculture Group and Union Group Ventures, he has successfully overseen financial operations, corporate strategy, and risk management initiatives.
His leadership in project finance and cost control has driven financial success in multinational settings. Mr. Leon’s educational background includes CPA certification from Universidad de la República Oriental de Uruguay, advanced training from Harvard University, and executive environmental management studies at Universidad ORT Uruguay.
Oscar Alberto Leon Bentancor is a member of the Audit Committee and the ESG Committee.