{"id":2552,"date":"2013-08-01T17:59:01","date_gmt":"2013-08-01T17:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/maizall-announces-board-of-directors-and-officers-2\/"},"modified":"2013-08-01T17:59:01","modified_gmt":"2013-08-01T17:59:01","slug":"maizall-announces-board-of-directors-and-officers-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grains.org\/ltamex\/maizall-announces-board-of-directors-and-officers-2\/","title":{"rendered":"MAIZALL Announces Board of Directors and Officers"},"content":{"rendered":"
The International Maize Alliance (MAIZALL) today announced the election of its initial Board of Directors and officers. Elected as officers of MAIZALL are: Julius Schaaf (U.S.), President; S\u00c3\u00a9rgio Luis Bortolozzo (Brazil), 1st Vice President; Alberto Morelli (Argentina), 2nd Vice President.<\/p>\n
MAIZALL is composed of MAIZAR, representing Argentina producers and the maize supply chain; ABRAMILHO (Brazilian Association of Corn Producers); the National Corn Growers Association, and the U.S. Grains Council. The organizations recently signed a memorandum of understanding to form an alliance of North and South American maize (corn) producers to collaborate on a global basis to address key issues concerning food security, biotechnology, stewardship, trade and producer image.<\/p>\n
Ratified by the four organizations, the MAIZALL board of directors is composed of three directors each from Argentina, Brazil, and the United States. For Argentina the directors are: Alberto Morelli, President, MAIZAR; Gast\u00c3\u00b3n Fern\u00c3\u00a1ndez Palma, Vice President, MAIZAR; Alfredo Paseyro, President, Argentine Seed Association. For Brazil the directors are: S\u00c3\u00a9rgio Luis Bortolozzo, Vice-President, ABRAMILHO; Ces\u00c3\u00a1rio Ramalho, 1st Secretary, ABRAMILHO; Jo\u00c3\u00a3o Carlos Werlang, President, ABRAMILHO. For the U.S. the directors are: Julius Schaaf, Vice-Chairman, U.S. Grains Council; Pam Johnson, President, National Corn Growers Association; and Ron Gray, Secretary-Treasurer, U.S. Grains Council.<\/p>\n
MAIZALL also installed three additional designees representing each country. For Argentina the designees are: Juan R. E. Gear, President, GEAR SA; Santiago del Solar, CREA Representative; Martin Fraguio, Executive Director, MAIZAR. For Brazil, the designees are: Paulo Bertolini, 1st Treasurer, ABRAMILHO; Cl\u00c3\u00a1udio de Jesus, Supervisory Board, ABRAMILHO; Ot\u00c3\u00a1vio Canesin, Supervisory Board, ABRAMILHO. For the U.S. the designees are: Martin Barbre, Vice President, National Corn Growers Association; Thomas Sleight, President and CEO, U.S. Grains Council; Floyd Gaibler, Director, Trade Policy & Biotechnology, U.S. Grains Council.<\/p>\n
The MAIZALL Board of Directors recently held their first meeting to formalize administrative and institutional procedures and began planning for its initiatives. MAIZALL will be registered in Panama City, Panama.<\/p>\n
For more information, contacts can be made by email: corninfo@ncga.com<\/a>; grains@grains.org<\/a>; abramilho@abramilho.org.br<\/a>; maizar@maizar.org.ar<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The International Maize Alliance (MAIZALL) today announced the election of its initial Board of Directors and officers. Elected as officers of MAIZALL are: Julius Schaaf (U.S.), President; S\u00c3\u00a9rgio Luis Bortolozzo (Brazil), 1st Vice President; Alberto Morelli (Argentina), 2nd Vice President. MAIZALL is composed of MAIZAR, representing Argentina producers and the maize supply chain; ABRAMILHO (Brazilian … <\/p>\n