Heleno Facchin

Heleno Facchin is a highly experienced professional with 17 years of experience in the commercial and technical management of multinational companies in the chemical and biotechnology sectors. He has worked in various regions of the country, with a strong focus on the agricultural market, including crops such as soy, maize, rice, wheat, cotton, tobacco, and horticulture. He has developed, implemented, and managed business strategies, plans, and programs, using market analysis and competitive intelligence to guide his decision-making.

Facchin has managed teams of sales representatives, trained them to evaluate Net Promoter Scores (NPS), and to maximize product on the ground (POG). He has also negotiated with distributors, representatives, cooperatives, industries, large farms, traders, and institutional contacts, and has worked on B2B relationships. Facchin has leveraged his wide-ranging network to include stakeholders such as competitors, universities, foundations, and research institutions.

He studied Agronomy at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, with specialization in Fitotecnia at CEFET Bento Gonçalves - Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (IFRS), and Post Graduation in Business Administration and MBA in Cooperative Management, Administration, Business, and Marketing at FGV - Getulio Vargas Foundation, respectively. Facchin has a history of working at companies like FMC, BASF, Milenia Agrociências, Yara, and Dow AgroSciences.