Governance | Board Directors | Bioceres

Federico Trucco was born in Rosario, Argentina, in 1977. The son of Víctor Trucco and María Cristina Fossaroli, both first generation university graduates descending from Italian immigrants that settled as farmers in the central-south region of Santa Fe province. Federico is a biochemist with a Ph.D. degree in Crop Sciences from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Since a teenager, he was fascinated by the advancement of biotechnology and its impact on agriculture, a fascination he shared with his father – an influential farmer who championed technological advancements in the sector. While Federico was initiating his graduate studies, Víctor Trucco together with Gustavo Grobocopatel, Rogelio Fogante and some other friends started Bioceres, then a project management firm in the ag-biotech space. Federico joined Bioceres immediately out of school, in 2005. He originally joined the group as a research leader for one of its R&D projects. He then helped organize and initially run Bioceres’ biotech center, a state-of-the-art technology incubator called INDEAR. In 2011 he became the first formal CEO of Bioceres.

Bioceres is today an ag-biotech Flag Carrier for the Latin America region, operating as a business platform across multiple technology segments, with BIOX listed in the New York Stock Exchange, its main subsidiary. Federico is the CEO of BIOX since March 2019. In 2018 Federico was recognized with the Konex award for business innovation for the period 2008-2018, one of Argentina´s most prestigious leadership awards. He was also recognized with the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Argentina in 2019.

Enrique López Lecube has served as Bioceres’ Chief Financial Officer since December 2017. Mr. Lopez Lecube has over 12 years of experience in agri-business, having held several commercial and corporate positions at leading ag-industry players. Prior to joining the Company, he served as Manager for M&A and Corporate Development at Lartirigoyen y Cia S.A., a Glencore subsidiary, directing investment transactions across the food, chemical, ag-services, and digital technologies sectors, and overseeing the integration of target companies. In December 2016, he was appointed as an executive member of the Board of Directors of Chemotécnica, a crop protection products formulation company. From 2011 to 2014 he was Head Trader for agriculture commodities at Lartirigoyen & Cia S.A, and between 2008 and 2011 he had a commercial role in ag-inputs retailing and grains origination at Cargill. Mr. López Lecube received an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and an Industrial Engineering degree from ITBA (Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires).

Gloria Montaron Estrada has served as our general counsel since March 2014. She previously served as an attorney at Marval, O'Farrell & Mairal in Buenos Aires for 16 years, where her practice was centered around intellectual property, corporate and banking matters. Ms. Montaron also serves as legal director and secretary of Bioceres, Inc., as secretary of RASA Holding, and as a director of INDEAR and AGBM. She received an LLM in intellectual property from the University of Palermo, Buenos Aires and a degree in Law from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Natalia Zang is a business leader with 20 years of experience in private equity and corporate finance, both in Latin America, Europe and Australia. She held C-level positions in several industries, including mining, retail, and real estate. In late 2015, Natalia joined the Macri administration in Argentina, initially as Undersecretary for the Chief of Staff and then as General Coordinator of the G20. Natalia is a sought-after lecturer on business and women leadership issues.

Ari Freisinger was a Principal at Highfields Capital from 2010-2018. Prior to that, he served as an investment banker at Barclays Capital in the mergers & acquisitions group. Mr. Freisinger received a master’s of science degree in economics and social history from Oxford University and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Columbia University. He currently serves on the board of the Jewish Family Service of Metrowest, a philanthropic organization in the greater Boston area.

Yogesh Mago has served as our non-executive director since July 12, 2022. He has been a senior advisor for Ospraie Ag Science LLC, following the closing of the Pro Farm Merger one of our shareholders, since October 2016 and has over 15 years of experience in investing across a variety of industries globally, including agriculture, travel, consumer, transportation, industrials and real estate. Mr. Mago is the president and co-founder of Operation Water Inc., a nonprofit organization that aims to deliver sustainable access to clean water in impoverished countries through the development of scalable infrastructure projects. In addition, he is on the Advisory Board of Girl Rising, the nonprofit organization behind the worldwide social action campaign for girls’ education and empowerment. Mr. Mago has a Bachelor’s degree in Finance and International Business from New York University.  

Keith McGovern has served as our non-executive director since July 12, 2022. Mr. McGovern has over 30 years of experience in the agriculture industry, specializing in leading commercial potato farming and potato processing operations. He is President of R.D. Offutt Farms, a division of R.D. Offutt Company, one of the largest farming and food processing concerns in the United States. Mr. McGovern joined R.D. Offutt Company in August 1988. Mr. McGovern serves on the Management Committee of Lamb-Weston/RDO Frozen, a joint venture frozen potato product processing plant. He also serves on the Board of Alliance for Potato Research and Education, on the Management Committee for Columbia River Technologies, a whey processor in partnership with Tillamook and Fonterra, and the Management Committee for Simplot RDO, a frozen vegetable plant in Pasco, Washington. Mr. McGovern is a graduate of Embry Riddle Aeronautical University with a degree in Aeronautical Science, and is still an active pilot.