Tampa, Florida (August 18, 2025)\u2014 Mauricio Andri\u00e3o is joining BRANDT as Vice President, BRANDT International as of September 1. In this expanded role, Andri\u00e3o will be responsible for BRANDT\u2019s business outside of the US and Canada, and he will also chair the newly formed International Board of Managers. He will report to the BRANDT Executive Team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andri\u00e3o will assume BRANDT\u2019s international leadership from Ramon Georgis, currently VP, International. Andri\u00e3o and Georgis will collaborate to transition responsibilities before Georgis\u2019 previously-announced retirement on December 31, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBRANDT has been working and selling products internationally for more than 30 years and I think Mauricio will provide the business with a real shot in the arm in terms of leadership, accountability and focus,\u201d said Rick Brandt, President & CEO of BRANDT. \u201cThat\u2019s to take nothing away from Ramon. Ramon has worked and traveled tirelessly to build our brand, lay the foundation for our business and recruit a talented global team. We wouldn\u2019t be where we are today without Ramon. I sincerely thank him for his service.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In his new role, Andri\u00e3o will be responsible for the direction, oversight and growth of BRANDT International. Building on his understanding of global agriculture, market trends and customer needs, his initial challenge will be to help the Executive Team restructure BRANDT\u2019s international business into defined global geographic regions, while maintaining the unique Team BRANDT culture. Today, BRANDT\u2019s products are sold in more than 85 countries and BRANDT\u2019s international manufacturing is located in Brazil, Spain and South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWith an impressive background and a previous business transformation under his belt, Mauricio has proven that he can run complex operations and a positive P&L. My vision is to leverage his entrepreneurial skills to bring energy to our increasingly important international markets,\u201d continued Brandt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In addition, Andri\u00e3o will chair the newly formed International Board of Managers. Consisting of BRANDT\u2019s international equity partners, the International Board of Managers will include Wladimir Chaga from BRANDT Brasil, Manuel Gonzalez and Lucia Cepeda from BRANDT Europe and Isak Le Roux from BRANDT Africa. Reporting to the Executive Team, this Board will help define the BRANDT International strategic plan, set objectives for the business and track progress toward BRANDT\u2019s vision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am excited for this challenge,\u201d said Andri\u00e3o. \u201cTo me, the most important thing for any business is getting the team aligned with culture. And I loved the BRANDT culture from the minute I started talking to them: It\u2019s all about family. I quickly saw how I\u2019d fit in and how we could grow together.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andri\u00e3o joins BRANDT after nearly 20 years in the biologicals and specialty fertilizer business, mostly at Stoller (now Corteva), working in different countries with increasing levels of responsibility. Born and raised in Brazil, he started as a technical sales rep at Stoller do Brasil before being promoted to regional manager of East and Northeast Brazil. Andri\u00e3o then moved to South Africa where he became General Manager of Stoller South Africa. After four years, he was promoted to Business and Marketing Manager of Stoller EMEA. In his final role at Stoller, he was the General manager of Stoller Europe, working from Spain. After Stoller was acquired, he was the Biological Marketing Leader EMEA for Corteva Agriscience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBRANDT has all the components to be a defining global business: A strong team, unique products, deep relationships, and worldclass production. My goal is to help bring it all together and build on this foundation,\u201d said Andri\u00e3o. \u201cIn some ways, this role seems custom-made for me, as my strengths align with BRANDT\u2019s key markets. I was born and raised in Brazilian agriculture; I turned around a business in South Africa; and I\u2019ve been helping to solidify a business European business from Spain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAlso,\u201d added Andri\u00e3o, \u201cI feel like BRANDT is a natural evolution from my time at Stoller, as Jerry Stoller started his career in what is now BRANDT Specialty Formulations before going out on his own.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Andri\u00e3o has an Executive MBA from Fundesem Business School (Spain) and an MSc. in Horticulture and Agronomy from the University of the State of Sao Paulo. He spent time in the American culture as an international exchange student in Alaska, and he put his education into practice running a vegetable farm as a young farm manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe continue to on-board the next generation of leaders at BRANDT,\u201d said Brandt. \u201cWith my daughter, Sierra-Shae, already on the Executive Team, we\u2019re focused on building a deep bench by recruiting and retaining the key managers who will be here for the long term. We\u2019ve done that in the US with people like Matt Ingram and Adam Ivey. Mauricio extends that strategy to our international business.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Born in Brazil, Andri\u00e3o has both Brazilian and Spanish citizenship. He will continue to live in Elche, Spain, with an office at the BRANDT global headquarters in Tampa, FL.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Tampa, Florida (August 18, 2025)\u2014 Mauricio Andri\u00e3o is joining BRANDT as Vice President, BRANDT International as of September 1. In this expanded role, Andri\u00e3o will be responsible for BRANDT\u2019s business outside of the US and Canada, and he will also chair the newly formed International Board of Managers. He will report to the BRANDT Executive […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":19301,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1168,1169],"class_list":["post-19303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-press-release","tag-news"],"yoast_head":"\n