Telus Agriculture Announces John Raines As New President
On November 3, Telus Agriculture announced John Raines will join the company as president effective November 29, 2021. He fills the leadership role that was vacated by Thad Armbruster who was leading the company after it was formed in late 2020.
Telus Agriculture has set its targets to digitize agriculture.
The company says Raines will continue to develop its strategy focusing on how to digitally enhance food quality, security and availability with real-time data.
“I am thrilled to welcome John as a vital member of our Telus senior leadership team,” said Darren Entwistle, President and CEO, Telus. “With over 20 years of global experience in the agriculture sector, John is exceedingly well-positioned to lead the ongoing evolution of Telus Agriculture. Indeed, leveraging his tremendous expertise in respect of data science and digital agriculture, in concert with his genuine passion for farming and agriculture, John will further progress our goal of connecting the entire agricultural value chain with smart, secure, end-to-end technology software solutions to ensure a safer and more nutritious food supply for citizens around the world.”
John Raines brings a strong background in digital agriculture.
Raines was most recently with Bayer as chief customer officer at The Climate Corporation.
“I’m very proud to be joining one of the world's largest, pure-play agriculture technology teams, with a scope that covers over 50 countries worldwide and some of the best minds in the business,” said Raines. “I’m very inspired about Telus Agriculture’s absolute commitment to feed the world by building a more sustainable, abundant, and secure food supply for generations to come, and look forward to leading our digital agriculture team in realizing our collective goals.”
Telus Agriculture spring boarded from seven acquisitions of global ag companies.
Telus Agriculture formed in late 2020 with a series of acquisitions to build out the business to offer farm management software, precision agronomy, traceability, supply chain and trade promotion management. The company has 1,500 employees globally.
