S&W Seed Company Appoints Elizabeth Horton as Its Executive Vice President, Effective November 15, 2021
November 15, 2021 at 07:00 pm IST
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S&W Seed Company announced the appointment of Elizabeth (Betsy) Horton as its Executive Vice President, effective November 15, 2021. Ms. Horton succeeds Matthew Szot, who resigned from his position, and will serve as an advisor to the Company during the transition. Ms. Horton comes to S&W Seed Company from Miller Milling Company, a full-service flour milling company headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with five facilities across the country and over $500 million in annual revenue, where she served as CFO since 2018. In this position, she oversaw the company's finance transformation and was also responsible for I/T and HR.
S&W Seed Company is a global multi-crop, middle-market agricultural company. The Company is primarily engaged in the breeding, production and sale of alfalfa and sorghum seeds. The Companyâs product crops include alfalfa, sorghum, sunflower, stevia, Australian wheat and pasture seeds. Its alfalfa seed is primarily used for growing alfalfa hay, which is grown throughout the world as forage for livestock, including dairy and beef cattle, horses and sheep. Its sorghum comes in two types: forage and grain. In addition to alfalfa, the pasture seed market in Australia includes medic, clovers, vetch, forage cereals, and certain grasses. It operates seed cleaning and processing facilities, which are located in Texas, New South Wales, and South Australia. Its seed products are primarily grown under contract by farmers. Its seed platform develops and supplies germplasm designed to produce higher yields for farmers worldwide. The Company sells over 600 seed products in more than 40 countries.