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.

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.

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.  

Noah Kolatch is a Principal at Jasper Lake LLC, a family investment office that invests across public and private markets. Prior to joining Jasper Lake, Mr. Kolatch was a Partner at Solel Partners, a Boston-based investment firm focused on public equity and credit investments. Mr. Kolatch graduated summa cum laude from Columbia College with a BA in biochemistry.

Scott Crocco is a seasoned executive with over three decades of experience in finance and operations across public and private companies. Mr. Crocco was CFO of Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE: APD), where he led corporate restructuring and portfolio transformation, and later served as Chief Financial Officer of Imperial Dade, a private equity-backed distributor. Mr. Crocco holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Bucknell University and an MBA from Cornell University.

Milen Marinov joined Bioceres in July 2024 to drive our global commercial strategies and spearhead business development.

A recognized leader in biologicals and agtech, Milen previously directed commercial strategy and growth at Syngenta Biologicals, after leading their Americas operations. He joined Valagro in 2016, where he led key strategic initiatives and facilitated its acquisition by Syngenta. Milen's earlier career was dedicated to advancing green chemicals and biologicals, enhancing profitable and sustainable business practices.

He holds advanced degrees from Harvard University and Columbia University, and a BS/MISM from the Marriott School of Business.