We believe that all our success over more than 3 decades of history is the result of the effort and passion of our teams. Teams are made up of people, and it’s the people who make the difference.
All of our leaders are professionals with vast experience in the sector, and who believed in the dream and business vision of the founder of Agrihold group, Túlio Neves Zanchet.
Tulio Luiz Neves Zanchet
Chairman of the Executive Board
After four years of experience in his family’s companies in the Brazilian agribusiness segment, Túlio founded Agrotec in 1990; first as an agricultural consultant and then as a distributor for Agri-Inputs. Túlio is an agronomist graduated from the Federal University of Paraná and has participated in training courses in the United States and the Netherlands (Wageningen University of Agriculture), in addition to several seminars at the Harvard Business School.
Before joining Agrihold group, Paulo accumulated experience working in large companies in the agribusiness segment. In the United States, he worked for 4 years at Cargill Sementes. He also worked for 3 years at Monsanto-Brasil, where he initially acted as marketing coordinator and later as responsible for the creation of the University of Monsanto, aiming to train managers and executives. In 2001, he joined Agrotec as marketing officer and, in 2003, he assumed the position of sales officer at the company. Paulo is an agronomist graduated from the University of Ponta Grossa, in Paraná.
Paulo Alves
CEO
Marcia Portella Gracia
Human Resources Officer
Márcia joined Agrihold Group in 2011, after her experience as Human Resources Officer at Barigui Group (Brazil). Marcia studied Psychology at the Tuiuti Technological University, in Paraná. Also Business Administration at the Federal University of Paraná and Masters in Strategic Management of Human Resources.
João has a degree in Accounting from Faculdade de Porto Alegre – Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (FAPA), with an MBA in Financial Management and Controlling and People Management from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV). He has solid professional experience in agribusiness, having worked in companies such as Rainbow and SLC Agrícola.
