Tying it All
Together

We face enormous challenges with respect to the transformation of the value chain in the industry. These have a direct impact on the different stakeholders that conform the market. For companies to generate competitive advantages and develop efficient management of their operations, it is important to balance the ability to lead businesses beyond our borders with the specific knowledge of the industry.


It is necessary to incorporate processes from different sectors that have a higher degree of maturity and reliability because they have been tested and improved over time. In this sense, we believe it is important to attract executives from different sectors who are able to combine their strategic leadership skills with the essential characteristics of the agricultural world while embracing innovation and putting technology at the center of their business to transform decision making.


“Throughout many challenges facing the agribusiness along this last 18 months, the ability to learn and manage unexpected, unplanned, uncontrollable events became essential. Leaders are required to be in the front line maneuvering day-to-day rapid changing dynamics and, at the same time, keeping the sight in the far horizon to anticipate changes.”


“Leaders have to be agile enough to be with the team in driving the dynamics of the operation with the current day-to-day volatility, and at the same time, broaden their view on the horizon to anticipate changes in the operating landscape and act to avoid negative impacts on the Business according to what they see.”

Senior Vice President Global Supply Chain at worldwide leading company within the agri-food industry.


In recent years we have gone from needing agricultural engineers to true software managers. This is a very profound change that affects not only the culture of companies but the way they are managed, as the focus shifts from worrying about the health of plants or animals to understanding what technology to apply at any given moment to be more sustainable.


Industry developments will occur through the acquisition of technology companies, and those leaders who are able to integrate them properly into their production processes without killing innovation will be the ones to gain a competitive advantage.


There is no doubt that we are facing a complex value chain made up of many links with different interests but with a common goal of adapting to the changes that are taking place. We are experiencing a unique moment in an industry that is addressing the future through the adoption of technology but that still has significant challenges to overcome. As has always been the case, these challenges often respond to external forces that are precisely those at the origin of innovation in the chain.


At Kingsley Gate Partners, we understand the challenge of finding the leaders capable of guiding companies into the future, but we know that the first step has already been taken; now it is time to continue navigating through the uncertainty firmly, with global vision and with the support of the Board.