Ard Groot
Chairman at East-West Seed
Thailand
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Top SchoolArd Groot is the Chairman of the Supervisory Board at East-West Seed, leading the family-founded company since 2018 and continuing a multi-generational commitment to improving smallholder farmers' livelihoods through seed innovation and knowledge-sharing. Based in Thailand, he brings eight years of documented executive experience at East-West Seed, preceded by a long career in tax and advisory roles at Ernst & Young where he was a partner. Trained as an MA in Tax Law from Universiteit Leiden, Ard combines governance acumen with deep familiarity with international business and regulatory environments. He is known for stewarding a mission-driven agribusiness while balancing commercial growth and social impact across Southeast Asia. Less obvious is his background in tax law and long tenure at a Big Four firm, which underpins a pragmatic, compliance-minded approach to corporate oversight and strategy.
8 years of coding experience
RSG EnkhuizenMA, Tax Law/Taxation, MA, Tax Law/Taxation at Universiteit Leiden
Github Skills (7)
swift10
macos10
ios10
cocoapods9
xcode9
objective-c9
carthage8
Github contributions (1)
CocoaPods/Specs
Aug 2017 - Nov 2017
The CocoaPods Master Repo
Contributions:3 commits in 2 months
objective-ccocoapodsmasterswiftios
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