Dr. Valentin von Massow
Director
Dr. von Massow is an Independent Director on the Board and also chairs the Strategic Business Development Committee.
Dr. von Massow received his PhD in Agricultural Economics from Georgia Augusta University, Göttingen (Germany) in 1983.
After initial work experience in Africa, he worked for almost 20 years as a Management Consultant with The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) in Europe, US and India; in 1993 he was promoted to be Vice President and Director of BCG Inc. During his tenure with BCG he held a number of senior positions, including that of Managing Director for BCG, India.
He brings with him a rich global experience of business models, governance, strategy and operations.
Since 2006, Dr. Massow has been working as an Independent Non-Executive Director, based in London. His board mandates include companies and organisations in the (renewable) energy, environment and agriculture sectors in India, Germany and UK.
He serves, among others, on the Board of Crompton Greaves Ltd. (India), as Chairman of ADAS Ltd. (UK) and has been a Trustee of the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Germany and UK for many years.