MANAGEMENT TEAM
John Gorsuch
Vice President, Research and Development
Juan Verardo
Sr. Vice President, Strategy and Commercial Partnerships
Mark Bohling
Vice President, Supply Chain
Cleiton de Sequeira serves as Global Sales Director at BiOWiSH Technologies. With over 12 years of global experience in agribusiness, Cleiton brings a proven track record in driving market expansion, leading cross-functional teams, and aligning commercial and technical strategies for sustainable growth.
Prior to joining BiOWiSH, Cleiton held business development leadership roles at Ginkgo Bioworks and Nitricity Inc., where he spearheaded international growth initiatives, negotiated high-value partnerships, and led the commercialization of biological and climate-smart technologies.
Earlier in his career, Cleiton held global strategy and market development roles at Rio Tinto and Koch Industries. He successfully led international teams, launched innovative agronomic solutions, and executed go-to-market strategies across the Americas, Europe, and Asia.
Cleiton earned a Ph.D. in Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences from Virginia Tech, an M.S. and B.S. in Agronomy from Universidade Federal de Viçosa in Brazil, and an Executive MBA from IAE Business School in Argentina. Fluent in Portuguese, English, and Spanish, Cleiton is passionate about advancing sustainable agriculture.
Dr. David Hernandez has over 25 years of progressive experience in Plant Nutrition Innovation, New Product Development and Commercial Research globally, specializing in emergent technologies, and global expansion of Plant Nutrition. In the last 25 years, David has occupied Academic positions as a Scientist and Assistant professor in Permaculture at Southern Illinois University. Also, he worked on both growth and start-up private organizations. Most recently with Actagro (recent acquired by Nutrien), he was the Global Director Research and Development and Agronomic services for plant nutrition and specialty technologies. David had leadership roles in the Plant Nutrition and Biostimulant Industry with relevance at Compass Minerals International, Arysta LifeScience (today UPL), Pepsi Corporation, Intrepid Potash, Georgia Pacific Resins, etc. David was recognized with an Excellence Award while working for Pepsi Corporation, and an Innovator Award at Georgia Pacific Corporation. He also was awarded the Pygmalion Award as a young Scientist by the World Bank. David completed a bachelor’s degree in Agronomy (Crop Production and Soils) from the University Central of Venezuela, and Masters and Doctorate degrees in Agronomy and Soil Fertility and Nutrient Management from Iowa State University.
Diane has more than 25 years of experience in accounting, finance and management.
Prior to joining BiOWiSH, Diane held various positions as Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Controller at privately held companies in the Cincinnati area. Her career has included diverse experiences with private equity funding, acquisitions, financial integration and the sale of companies. Diane also spent six years in public accounting at Deloitte.
Diane has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Xavier University and she is a Certified Public Accountant in Ohio.
Jennifer Tulich has more than 20 years of experience developing consumer insights into market differentiated product executions across a variety of consumer categories.
Prior to joining BiOWiSH, Jennifer has held various Innovation Marketing roles at; Procter & Gamble, Diageo North America, Valvoline Consumer Markets, Kao Brands and Jarden Home Brands. Jennifer has experience across a variety of brand lifecycle management and business growth drivers ranging from upstream global consumer understanding to incremental brand platform development.
Jennifer has a degree in nutrition from The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.
Dr. Michael Showell provides technical leadership and oversees development of Agri-Business products and Corporate Intellectual Property. Dr. Showell spent nearly 30 years as an Associate Director of R&D at Procter and Gamble.
He is the recipient of the Procter & Gamble Excellence in Innovation Award (1990), the American Oil Chemist Society Outstanding Paper Award (1991 & 1994) and the American Chemical Society Award for Team Innovation (1999).
He has been awarded 23 U.S. patents and authored numerous journal articles and book chapters, including many about fermentation and biocatalysis.
Carrie has 15 years of global submission experience. Before joining BiOWiSH, Carrie worked at INC Research where she managed local and remote medical writing staff responsible for delivering clinical study reports and other regulatory documents.
Carrie also worked at Procter & Gamble for more than 20 years. As a global dossier manager with P&G, she planned and managed the publishing and submission of regulatory dossiers.
Carrie has a Bachelor of Arts degree from The Pennsylvania State University.
Bill Diederich, recently named Chief Executive Officer, has been with BiOWiSH Technologies for 15 years. He spearheaded the development and commercialization of BiOWiSH’s agronomy program. Before this appointment, he served as the company’s Chief Innovation Officer. Bill has approximately 30 years of management experience in emerging businesses. Prior to his appointment at BiOWiSH, Bill was the Chief Operating Officer of a manufacturer of biological products that supplies agriculture, horticulture, animal feeding operations, industry and municipalities. He also worked for 10 years in a supervisory role for Midwest Laboratories, now the largest agricultural testing laboratory in the United States.
He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska and has completed the University of Tennessee’s Comprehensive Nutrient Management Program.
Dr. Richard Carpenter has over 30 years of experience in Research and Development (R&D), specializing in the areas of material technology, analytical measurement science and global consumer product development in chemical-based formulation systems.
During his 30 years with P&G, Richard worked on number of assignments across various businesses in North America, South East Asia and China, including Corporate R&D and Fabric Care Product Development. Prior to his retirement from P&G, he was Director of Global Corporate R&D.
While on assignment in China, Richard became the first foreigner to receive the Beijing Capital Medal for Excellence in Technology and Organization Development from the Beijing Government and National Labour Union.
Richard completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Science (Chemistry) from the University of Toledo and a doctorate in Chemistry/Biochemistry from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Rod Vautier has led BiOWiSH Technologies’ global expansion since founding it in 2008. Under his leadership, BiOWiSH Technologies has conducted extensive research and development, expanding the ways their core technology can be used. This has led to the commercialization of BiOWiSH® and the development of applications in agriculture, environmental management, and aquaculture. Before forming BiOWiSH Technologies, Rod was a Founder and Managing Director of The Australian Plasterboard Company which grew rapidly to more than $30 million in turnover within two years against large corporate incumbents. Prior to this, Rod was General Manager of Sales and Marketing at James Hardie Australia.
Graham Beesley, born in Northampton England, is a joint UK and Swiss citizen. He holds a Master of Arts in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cambridge. He has over 35 years’ experience in the chemical industry. Graham worked for 24 years for Procter and Gamble Chemicals, a leading operator in the oleochemical industry in a variety of worldwide commercial roles, based initially in the UK and subsequently in Switzerland, the USA and the Middle East. Graham was also a member of the management board of P&G Chemicals. He subsequently moved to the petrochemical sector, holding the role of CEO of INEOS Oxide for 6 years until 2021, during which the business grew substantially via organic growth and a series of acquisitions.
Graham has been a board advisor to several companies, primarily operating in the cleantech and renewables space, and has consulted for several players in the private equity space in M&A activity. Graham also serves as a board member of a Charitable Foundation, My Carbon Zero, a group dedicated to CO2 reduction projects principally in the agronomy and forestry sectors, aligning with corporate partners seeking to balance CO2 impact.
Juan started his career as a Process Engineer for an EPC firm in the Oil & Gas space. He joined BiOWiSH in 2011 acting as a bridge between R&D and the Business Development team for LATAM and North America. He has also led commercial development for the Environment Segment worldwide since 2016 and is now in charge of all non-Ag applications at BiOWiSH. Juan holds a Chemical Engineering degree from the University of Buenos Aires and recently completed a dual EMBA program at INSEAD (Paris, Abu Dhabi, Singapore) & Tsinghua University 清华大学 (Beijing).
Mark Bohling joined BiOWiSH Technologies in 2017 as the Vice President of Supply Chain where he has helped set up and maintain our GMP Certification to ensure BiOWiSH produces only the highest quality products. He has also helped establish a supply chain able to withstand external pressures and provide excellent customer service to our customer base. Prior to joining BiOWiSH, Mark worked for almost twenty years in managing and establishing supply chains in the USA, Mexico, Asia, and South America, focusing on creating a flexible supply chain to be able to adjust to the ever-changing demands of the global marketplace.
Toni has over 18 years of experience driving corporate growth and brand visibility in various B2B and B2C marketing roles, specializing in communications and product marketing. Her background spans a variety of industries including building materials, reusable packaging, animal health and agriculture to name a few. As BiOWiSH’s Marketing Director, Toni leads the company’s global marketing initiatives including strategic brand management, public relations, digital marketing, and account-based marketing campaigns. Toni holds a Bachelor of Science in Journalism from the Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University.
John Gorsuch is Vice President, Research & Development at BiOWiSH Technologies. John holds a BSc in Biology from the University of Cincinnati and specializes in applied hologenomics and laboratory method development for microbial products. John has accomplished a tremendous amount during his 10-year tenure at BiOWiSH, including peer reviewed publications, patents, and leading the establishment of our Microbial Discovery Pipeline. John has also garnered industry recognition for his stewardship work with TFI, ISO, and AAPFCO, through which he strives to raise the standard of quality and data transparency for agricultural microbial products.