Hernan Ariel Forte is a business executive with vast experience in agribusiness, steel, and TIC industries. He has held key leadership positions in multinational corporations such as Arcelor-Mittal Group, Nidera-COFCO Group, Bureau Veritas, and Indigo. Hernan has proven expertise in structuring and managing teams, driving strategic business growth, leading business transformations and turnarounds, and negotiating with large multinational companies such as Monsanto, Dow, and Syngenta.

Hernan holds an International MBA from IMD Lausanne Switzerland, an MBA from IDEA in Argentina, and a Master’s of Science in Industrial Engineering from the University of Buenos Aires. He is fluent in Spanish, English, and Portuguese and has international experience with a focus on South America.

Previously, Hernan was the Country Chief Executive for Argentina at Bureau Veritas Group, Senior Commercial Operations Director at Indigo, CEO for Brazil and Paraguay Seeds, CEO for Brazil and Global Commercial Director for Seeds, CEO for Brazil Seeds, Country Controller, Accounting Manager, Project Manager at Nidera, New Business Development Manager, Business Unit Controller, COO-Business Unit Manager, and Plant Manager at Acindar - Arcelor Group, and Corporate Strategy Analyst at Acindar - Arcelor Group.