MEET THE TEAM
MIKE LEE
Spent years doing farming and agronomy stuff in the Black Sea.
Co-founder Green Square and Black Sea Crop Forecasts.
Supports Liverpool Football Club, enjoys quantum mechanics but freely admits to understanding very little of it, but a big fan of Schrödinger and his cat.
YNWA.
DARIA
Does important company stuff that no one else understands.
Co-founder Green Square and Black Sea Forecasts, agronomy and global economics specialist,
Enjoys painting, particularly walls, less keen on skirting, likes Gustav Klimt although acknowledges some of his pictures might be a bit dodgy.
VLADIMIRÂ (PHD)
Assesses Russian crops like a ninja.
Has a background in banking and diagnosing trends in data using statistical tools, plus remote sensing in farming.
Big fan of Metallica and repetitive electro dance music, once spent the night under Brooklyn Bridge.
SERGEY
An accomplished Ukraine crop assessor with an eye for detail.
Been with the company from the beginning, instrumental in developing our appraisal systems.
Likes post-modern comedy and is a big fan of the English singer, songwriter, Kate Bush (who isn't?), but has yet to see her live.
PAVEL
Logistics expert who excels at solving the many and varied problems that go with the territory we operate in.
A commercial pilot of 30 years, when not sorting out our logistics, can often be found on his adventures flying cargo and passenger planes around Sub-Saharan Africa.
Cooks award-winning shaslik.
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SASHA
Inspects Russian crops like a man on a mission.
Has degrees in global economics and law but came over to crop farming when he realised he had a natural affinity with plants and then successfully managed several farming businesses.
Rumour has it that he never sleeps, and when he speaks, the plants listen.
LAWRENCE
Update coming soon...
ROMA
Our resident cat expert specialises in blue-sky thinking and chasing reflected sunlight.
Previously engaged as a kitten on a farm before bringing his unique set of skills to our company.
Fluent in English and Russian, enjoys fresh scrambled eggs and tea with milk.
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YURI
Yuri first joined us as a dried fish on one of our early crop tours (long story).
He now appears to us as a different object on each of our frequent and extensive crop tours, last time as a novelty fridge magnet (pictured).
Yuri symbolises good luck and safe travels for our teams when we are on the road.