Group photo of East-West Seed Knowledge Transfer staff, October 2023

Our Board & Team

Our board of trustees guides the strategic direction of East-West Seed Knowledge Transfer Foundation. The trustees’ diversity of expertise spans business, technology, horticulture, finance, public policy, and international development.

Board of Trustees

Rutger Groot View Bio
Rutger Groot
Board Chair
Joan Boer
Joan Boer
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Joan Boer
Board Member
Joost Pekelharing View Bio
Joost Pekelharing
Board Member
Brigit van Dijk - van de Reijt
Brigit van Dijk – van de Reijt View Bio
Brigit van Dijk – van de Reijt
Board Member
Flip van Koesveld, Board Advisor
Flip van Koesveld
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Flip van Koesveld
Board Advisor

Our global support personnel and regional and country managers provide leadership for the global organization and our operations in Africa and Asia.

Our full team consists of more than 270 people, with dedicated local teams in each country where we work.

Global Leadership

Stuart Morris
Stuart Morris View Bio
Stuart Morris
Executive Director
Hoa Duong Piyaka
Hoa Duong View Bio
Hoa Duong
Head of Partnerships
Femke de Jong View Bio
Femke de Jong
Program Manager
Rachana
Rachana Sok View Bio
Rachana Sok
Global Finance Manager
Urairat Lerdkhomfoo
Urairat Lerdkhomfoo View Bio
Urairat Lerdkhomfoo
Finance Manager
Sylvie Desilles bio photo
Sylvie Désilles View Bio
Sylvie Désilles
Sustainable Growth & Development Manager
Girlie Frando View Bio
Girlie Frando
Global Market Integration & Agricultural Extension Manager
Sathiyabama Baskaran
Sathiyabama Baskaran View Bio
Sathiyabama Baskaran
Head of Global Impact
Mathew Tusiime
Mathew Tusiime View Bio
Mathew Tusiime
Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Manager
Lysette Lacambra
Lysette Lacambra View Bio
Lysette Lacambra
Technical Support Hub Manager
Swaroop Nanu
Swaroop Nanu View Bio
Swaroop Nanu
Global Communications Manager
Karina Rodrigues Brasil
Karina Rodrigues Brasil View Bio
Karina Rodrigues Brasil
Global Human Resources Manager
Giridhar Raghavendran
Giridhar Raghavendran View Bio
Giridhar Raghavendran
Associate Manager for Human Resources
Kazi
Kazi Mozammel Hossen View Bio
Kazi Mozammel Hossen
Associate Manager for Partnerships

Regional and Country Leadership

Elijah Mwashayenyi.
Elijah Mwashayenyi View Bio
Elijah Mwashayenyi
Head of Knowledge Transfer, Africa
Sathiyabama Baskaran
Sathiyabama Baskaran View Bio
Sathiyabama Baskaran
Head of Knowledge Transfer, South Asia | Knowledge Transfer Manager, India
Atikur Rahman
Atikur Rahman View Bio
Atikur Rahman
Knowledge Transfer Manager, Bangladesh
Nonin Chho
Nonin Chho View Bio
Nonin Chho
Knowledge Transfer Manager, Cambodia
Jemima Aku Djah
Jemima Djah View Bio
Jemima Djah
Knowledge Transfer Manager, Ghana
Edwin Saragih
Edwin S. Saragih View Bio
Edwin S. Saragih
Extension Manager, Yayasan Bina Tani Sejahtera, Indonesia
Mar Lar Soe
Mar Lar Soe View Bio
Mar Lar Soe
Knowledge Transfer Manager, Myanmar
Ruth Ardzard
Ruth Ardzard View Bio
Ruth Ardzard
Knowledge Transfer Manager, Nigeria
Jane Cando-Llanera
Jane Cando-Llanera View Bio
Jane Cando-Llanera
Knowledge Transfer Manager, Philippines
Epaphras Milambwe
Epaphras Milambwe View Bio
Epaphras Milambwe
Knowledge Transfer Manager, Tanzania
Joshua Mwanguhya
Joshua Mwanguhya View Bio
Joshua Mwanguhya
Knowledge Transfer Manager, Uganda & South Sudan