West Des Moines, Iowa, USA
March 10, 2011

Agriculture industry veteran Glenn Stith has joined The Context Network and will serve the firm’s clientele as a Senior Associate. For more than three decades, Stith has been a leader in agricultural seed, crop protection, and biotech business sales and marketing design and structure. With a strong emphasis on leadership and coaching, Stith’s career has focused on developing and implementing effective business strategies in seed, crop protection, row crop and vegetable segments.

Stith said, “I have been very impressed with the breadth and depth of the Context members’ skills and achievements for clients in the business. It is very exciting to join Context with the opportunity to bring the skills I have developed in leading sales and marketing organizations locally, regionally and globally to the complementary skill sets offered by Context. Working together with these executive leaders, I’m confident we can have a positive impact on strategic business development for our clients.”

Context Partner, Mark Holland said, “Glenn’s deep experience in all aspects of this industry makes him a huge addition to our network. We have all known Glenn for many years and have a great deal of respect for what he brings to the table. Our clients will certainly benefit from having him on our team.”

Stith’s leadership expertise includes executive roles as Vice President of Strategic Accounts, Vice President of US Branded Business for national seed brands, crop protection brands and biotech trait brands – both for Monsanto, and as Global Business Lead for Seminis Vegetable Seeds.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in ag economics from University of Kentucky and an EMBA degree from Washington University in St. Louis. Stith resides in central Iowa.

The Context Network provides business management and strategy consulting services to the world’s leading agriculture, biotechnology and food companies and government agencies and institutions. Major areas of expertise include strategy, merger and acquisition support, valuation of new technologies, formation of alliances, and market research. The West Des Moines-based firm is composed of a core of professional consultants that is complemented by a network of more than 250 industry and subject-area experts around the world.

Website: http://www.contextnet.com

Published: March 10, 2011