Jerry Thompson | Genus plc

GELT appointment

July 2012

Skills and experience

• Natural entrepreneur with deep industry knowledge, commercial skills and international experience
• Has helped Genus establish and grow businesses in countries as diverse as the UK, Russia, India and China
• Degree in Agriculture from the University of Plymouth and a graduate of Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program

Career

• Joined PIC in 1992, working initially in the UK and then Siberia and Romania, before leading PIC in Central and Eastern Europe and then Europe as a whole
• Led PIC and ABS in Russia and Asia Pacific, before becoming COO for Genus Asia in 2012 and then COO for Genus ABS Beef in July 2016. He was appointed as Global Head of Beef and Aqua in April 2024. Jerry was appointed to his current role in July 2024