Outstanding Service Awards

Vitor Pereira receives his Service Award from Khosro Khodayari

At the recent SynTech EU Regional workshop held at L’Isle Jourdain, near Toulouse, France, President and CEO Khosro Khodayari presented awards for outstanding service to Paul French, SynTech Asia Pacific Director, and Vitor Pereira, Manager of SynTech Portugal.
Paul has worked with SynTech for 10 years. He has been instrumental in establishing the Company in the EU, and in building SynTech Asia. Vitor has worked with SynTech for 6 years. Dr Khodayari noted that Paul French has had 45 years service in Agricultural R&D globally and Vitor has had 40 years service in Agricultural R&D in the EU.

Dr Khodayari presents a Service Award to Paul French

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