Group Non-Executive Director & MD, Limagrain Africa

Agricultural Engineer and French Foreign Trade Advisor, Frédéric SAVIN, has spent his whole career at Limagrain, in various roles in seeds businesses. He joined Vilmorin SA as Product Manager (vegetable seeds) in 1988 and later became Marketing Director.

He continued his career with Harris Moran Seed Co, a Limagrain subsidiary, as Sales Manager for Europe. Frederic subsequently moved to the Vilmorin SA’s subsidiary in Turkey for 8 years, where he worked on field seeds market, vegetable seeds market, fertilizers and home-garden products.

From 2014, Frédéric has been in charge of Limagrain Field Seeds development in Africa. This role has had him working on the one hand, with the Limagrain subsidiary (Maïze and Soja), based in South Africa, as well as Seed Co Group, the strategic partner of Limagrain in Africa, across 9 African countries (Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, South-Africa, and Ghana).

Today, his experience in the seed sector enables him to quickly analyze African markets’ needs and meaningfully contribute to the development of agriculture in Africa.

With effect from October 1st, 2017, Frederic became a Director, Limagrain Africa Field Seeds as well as a Board member on the Seed Co Limited and Seed Co International Boards. He has been based in Johannesburg for 4 years.