About

Genomines

WHO ARE WE?

Biology is closing the gap on excavation as the cheapest way to produce strategic metals. Genomines develops enhanced plants that harvest nickel directly from low-grade and polluted soils, and is scaling the same platform to cobalt, palladium, and rare earths.

CTO

Dr. Dali Rashid

CEO

Fabien Koutchekian

Engine Ventures

Michael Kearney

Forbion

Alexander Hoffman

Former CEO, Vale

Eduardo Bartolomeo

Former CEO, BayerCropScience Canada

Hartmut Van Lengerich

CEO, New Energy Farms

Paul Carver

Former Director, BRGM

Dr. Michel Bonnemaison

Former CEO, SAFT

Ghislain Lescuyer

Investor, Circulate Capital and Sagana

Dr. Saurabh Tak

DTCF

Cristina Doumitrachko

Wind

Olivier Mougeneot

VP of Operations

Silvia Costa

Head of exploration

Dr. Kevin Boulesteix

Operations manager

Retief Gouws

Legal manager

Christina Pfalzgraf

Project Manager

Amorie Best

Processing coordinator

Arina Khotimsky

Junior Agronomist

Natasha Lee-Anne Rooi

Head of plant production

Dr. Boney Kuriakose

Head of bioinformatics

Dr. Raja Durai

Head of Biotechnology R&D

Dr. Naeimeh Sousarei

Head of Microbiology

Dr. Naeif Matar

Production Technician

Muhsin Parson

Research engineer

Dr. Abhay Singh

Production Engineer

Rim Chamas

Research Scientist

Dr. Dani Sukkar

Greenhouse Manager

Danish Ahmad

Research Scientist

Dr. Clément Nicolle

Plant production technician

Florinda Gama

Field Scientist

Kusa Mazibuko

VP HR & People

Stephane Robic

Head of Finance

Gaëtan de Buyer

Chief of Staff to the CEO

Aidan Dunning

Head of Business Development

Stéphane Lopez

Non-dilutive coordinator

Dr. Andre Pontes Da Costa

Financial Controller

Avril Molefe

Executive Assistant

Raphaelle Pujole

Finance & Admin Associate

Londiwe Simanga

Make the impossible the new inevitable
We are here to do the job. If the industry was defined by "can’t" and "won’t," we’d be the anomaly that "does." We attract the realist-optimists who are possessed by the mission more than just passionate about it. If the world were to say our vision is science fiction, we wouldn’t argue: we’d get to work.
Innovation is Rewarded. Execution is Worshipped
Big ideas are nothing without big follow-through. We believe in ideas, but we believe more in making them real. Execution separates leaders from noise.
Truth Over Titles
We care more about the quality of the ideas than the seniority of the person sharing them. We listen to the message, not the name tag.
One Team, All-In
Our company brings biotechnologists, mining executives, agricultural engineers, and over 12 different nationalities into one unit. We bridge our deep functional and cultural differences with a relentless focus on a shared ambition and humility.