Sulvaris Inc., Calgary, a privately held company focused on the development and licensing of its proprietary fertilizer products, announced that it has promoted Jake Underwood as its new President and Chief Operating Officer. He joined Sulvaris in May of 2021 as Executive Vice President of Business Development with a focus on the development of Sulvaris’s licensing strategy for both Micronized Sulfur Technology (MST) and Carbon Control Technology (CCT).
In his new role, Underwood will integrate this licensing strategy and the company’s research and product development efforts as Sulvaris expands the suite of products and reach of its two proprietary technologies in the global marketplace.
“We are excited to promote Jake to this new role within Sulvaris. In a short time period working with Sulvaris, and with Jake’s 20 years of management experience in driving innovation and growth, he has demonstrated success in delivering valuable solutions to customers and maximizing shareholder value,” said Rick Knoll, CEO and Founder of Sulvaris.
“Mr. Underwood spent 16 years in ag retail with the J.R. Simplot Co. and Nutrien (Agrium-CPS-Loveland Products) managing focus around seed, fertilizer, crop protection, and differentiated proprietary products. Most recently, his time has been spent in executive leadership roles with early-stage companies Verdesian Life Sciences and WISErg Corp., leading nutrient efficiency and sustainable platform full circle solution technologies,” Knoll added.
“Jake is a highly regarded senior agriculture executive with experience in specialty products and with innovative agricultural focused companies. The Board of Directors is pleased to announce Jake will now lead these core initiatives at Sulvaris as we continue to commercialize our technologies around the globe,” added Jeff Scott, Chairman of the Board of Directors.