By adding these biological tools to our tank mixes we are able to make our traditional tools work again or work at a higher performance. This is crucial to the sustainability of agriculture while reducing overall environmental impact and producing crops in a way that adds value to growers.
Mr. Engvall has nearly 30 years of management and entrepreneurial experience in the areas of technology, manufacturing and operations and personnel management.
Most recently, Engvall and Tiainen, co-founded Pro Farm Technologies, a subsidiary of Marrone Bio Innovations in 2013. There he worked in various back-office functions throughout the company, crystalizing into a combined European operational lead for regulatory affairs and supply chain. His diligence resulted in securing EU Commission working group acceptance, allowing Pro Farm to successfully launch multiple, single dossier, pan-European nutritional seed treatments.
Prior to starting Pro Farm, Engvall worked in several dot.com or tech-service companies working in a variety of roles from finance and technical operations to new business development and personnel management.
Engvall has a passion for start-ups and was part of several new business concepts. As Chief Operations Officer for Dynamic5, he secured a Tekes (The Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation) grant for developing a mobile switch control app.