Morris Bixby Group, a leading agribusiness search firm providing the highest quality professional recruiting and career advancement services since 2000, has announced Allen Smith has joined the firm as Managing Partner of their new executive division, Morris Bixby Executive.
Smith has served in a wide range of global executive commercial leadership roles in the US, Canada, Asia, Europe, Middle East and Africa. Now based in St. Louis, Smith will lead Morris Bixby’s executive search business involved with all aspects of agriculture, including seed, biotechnology, chemistry, fertilizer and digital agriculture.
“Allen brings Morris Bixby Executive an extraordinary level of leadership advisory experience, as well as strong high-level client relationships. We are excited to have him lead our executive search as we continue to expand our capabilities to serve agriculture clients. He brings a diverse expertise in multiple areas including general management, executive coaching, leadership development, talent selection and performance management, both in the US and internationally,” said Jay Morris, President, Morris Bixby Group.
Prior to joining Morris Bixby, Smith started his career in sales and marketing with American Cyanamid/BASF. Over the course of the next 15 years, he moved into various commercial leadership roles, including General Manager-Canada based in Toronto and VP-Canada, Asia and Global Specialty Products. While living in Singapore, he joined Monsanto, first managing the Southeast Asia business and then advancing to VP-Asia Pacific Region. He then moved to Lyon, France as VP-Europe, Middle East & Africa Region. Other roles in Monsanto included Strategic Accounts and Global Business Development (Chemistry).
Smith earned his B.S. Ag Econ from the University of Missouri and MBA from Cardinal Stritch University – Wisconsin. He and his wife Stephanie will continue to reside in St. Louis while operating the farming operation in northern Lincoln County, MO.
