REHOVOT, Israel, Feb. 4, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Evogene Ltd.
(NASDAQ: EVGN) (TASE: EVGN), a leading biotechnology company developing novel products for life science markets, announced today
the appointment of Dr. Adrian Percy to its board of directors. Dr. Percy has more than 25 years of
experience in the agricultural industry and is a strong advocate of the critical need for new environmentally friendly
agricultural and food technologies to support global food supply and security.
Dr. Percy had served in various senior management positions, most recently Head of Research & Development for the Crop
Science division of Bayer and member of its Executive Committee. In this position, he had responsibility for Bayer's activities
in the areas of crop protection chemistry and biologicals, as well as seeds and traits, including regulatory affairs activities.
Previously he held numerous positions in the research and development departments of Rhone Poulenc, Aventis CropScience and Bayer
in France, Germany and the United
States.
Dr. Percy holds a Bachelor's degree in Pharmacology from the University of Liverpool, and a
Master's degree in Toxicology and doctorate in Biochemistry, both from the University of
Birmingham.
Adrian Percy, Evogene Director, stated: "I am excited to be joining the Board of
Directors of Evogene and apply my experience in the life science industry to support their mission to bring new innovation for
the benefit of farmers and consumers across the globe."
Martin Gerstel, Evogene Chairman of the Board, stated: "I am honored to welcome Dr.
Adrian Percy to Evogene's board of directors. Dr. Percy brings years of management experience and
expertise from the specific agricultural industry areas of focus for us, and therefore we enthusiastically look forward to his
insights and assistance as we continue to develop next generation ag-chemical, ag-biological and seeds products for our internal
pipelines and industry partners."
About Evogene Ltd.:
Evogene (NASDAQ: EVGN) (TASE: EVGN) is a leading biotechnology company developing novel products for major life science
markets through the use of a unique computational predictive biology (CPB) platform incorporating deep scientific understandings
and cutting-edge computational technologies. Today, this platform is utilized by the Company and its subsidiaries to discover and
develop innovative products in the following areas: ag-chemicals, ag-biologicals, seed traits, integrated castor oil ag-solutions
and human microbiome-based therapeutics. Each subsidiary or division establishes its product pipeline and go-to-market, as
demonstrated in its collaborations with world-leading companies such as BASF, Corteva, Bayer and ICL. For more information,
please visit www.evogene.com.
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performance. Therefore, actual future results, performance or achievements of Evogene may differ materially from what is
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements due to a variety of factors, many of which beyond Evogene's control,
including, without limitation, those risk factors contained in Evogene's reports filed with the appropriate securities authority.
Evogene disclaims any obligation or commitment to update these forward-looking statements to reflect future events or
developments or changes in expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions.
Contact:
Nir Zalik
IR/PR Manager
E: IR@evogene.com
T: (+972)-8-931-1963
US Investor Relations
Vivian Cervantes
PCG Advisory
E: vivian@pcgadvisory.com
T: +1-646-863-6274
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