Group Business Development Director

Calvin FAMBISAYI heads Seed Co Group business development initiatives and associated transactions. Responsibilities include growing nascent businesses like Seed Co Nigeria, Ghana & Ethiopia, setting up new ventures in Francophone West Africa, and pursuing adjacent opportunities in agreed global tropical geographies. He also provides project specific support for established and newly instituted strategic business units for both field crops and vegetable seeds. Beyond providing strategic leadership on product development, technical, innovation and quality issues Calvin also sits on the Seed Co Zimbabwe Board and the Seed Co-Limagrain Strategic Committee. His experience and expertise was built over several years of service within the seed & mining industry, IP commercialization and economic empowerment value chains in sub-Saharan Africa and offshore jurisdictions.

Calvin holds a BSc. Degree in Agriculture - University of Zimbabwe, an MSc in. Plant Genetics - Birmingham School of Biological Sciences; ACCA diploma in finance, and an MBA in strategic business management from Nottingham Trent University, UK amongst other qualifications.