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Our Team

Seasoned leaders aligned around a shared vision for circular economy and sustainable solutions.

Arvind Narula

Arvind Narula

FOUNDER

40 years of experience from farming, farmer management, processing, value addition and science-based innovation in everything rice — with inventions and microbiological IP. Founder of Urmatt Ltd., Hilltribe Organics Ltd. and Chacha Ltd.

Bas Bijl

Bas Bijl

FOUNDER

20 years in impact business-development projects in lower-income countries. Passionate about value creation through circular solutions.

Sinchai Puanginchai

Sinchai Puanginchai

COMMINITIES DIRECTOR

Retired Operations Hero. Sinchai smoothly coordinated 2,000 farmers and factory operations to comply with strict international standards. This takes real talent but also a high amount of respect from the farmer community.

Vikram Shinde

Vikram Shinde

DIRECTORS, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Agri-food engineer and operations leader. Highly successful greenfield and brownfield project delivery in food-manufacturing environments including SATS Food Solutions (Thailand) and Olam Global Agri (Thailand).

Dr. Paijit Sancahi

Dr. Paijit Sancahi

TECHNICAL ADVISORS, SENIOR PULP & PAPER PACKAGING ENGINEER

35 years in pulp & paper packaging — a technology pioneer in the World Economic Forum cleantech category, specialised in circular-economy and ESG innovation, with many pulp & paper intellectual properties.

Dr. Wirongrong

Dr. Wirongrong

TECHNICAL ADVISORS, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, MATERIALS SCIENCE

Materials-science advisor at Mae Fah Luang University, guiding the science behind rice-straw fibre and packaging.

Phakawan Jandaeng

Phakawan Jandaeng

MANAGER, R&D AND QUALITY COMPLIANCE

Leads innovation R&D for new product development. 14 years of experience in agri-food research and development.

Rungnapa Stikum

Rungnapa Stikum

DIRECTORS, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

20 years of experience in management accounting across leading automotive and food businesses.

Monthon Wongphad

Monthon Wongphad

SITE MANAGER

Senior process engineer overseeing day-to-day production and quality across the facility.

Thanakit Sirpornsombut

Thanakit Sirpornsombut

MANAGER, HEAD FIELD OPERATONS

Our supply chain is key to us. Thanakit is gold to us. He’s a rockstar guitarist at night and a super agronomist by day. He has extensive experience with farmer and community management for rice production, agronomic extension and personnel management.

Three decades of agriculture. Built for this moment.

Led by the founder of one of the region's largest organic jasmine rice operations — a team spanning agriculture, food science, pulp, packaging and finance, all based in Thailand.