Governance Team
Dr Yohannes Samosir
Dr Samosir is a founding member of CKC and holds a number of senior professional positions within the palm industry, a published academic and leads CKC ...
Haigan Murray
Haigan co-founded the Coconut Knowledge Center (CKC) in 2014, addressing the predicted decline in plantation-level productivity and...
Pradeepto Biswas
As Principal of a group of agricultural verticals, including one of India’s largest integrated coconut processing factories, Pradeepto is an enthusiastic advocate and...
Richard Etherington
Richard is a seasoned innovator and entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience in agricultural science, supply chains, and sustainable ...
Advisory Team
Daniel Casals
Daniel is an award-winning, impact-driven agribusiness entrepreneur who graduated in business from Babson College and Oxford University...
Sjaak de Klein
In 2024 Sjaak de Klein joined the executive team of the Coconut Knowledge Center. Sjaak has lived and worked in Southeast Asia for over 25 years and ...
Clint Borle
Clint Borle is an agribusiness expert and supply chain specialist with deep experience in coconut production, rehabilitation, and global trade...
Curtis Pel
Curtis resides in Alberta, Canada, and entered the field of coconut innovation through his commitment to developing solutions for global challenges...
David Jonathan Lobo
David Lobo, is Chairman of the Deejay group and commenced research into Coconut Breeding in 1983, and today Deejay Farms is the largest Hybrid Coconut Breeding ...
Ardi Simpala
Ardi is currently the Chairman of Indonesia Friends of Coconut, working to increase public awareness around the importance of coconut...
Gordon F. De Silva
Currently managing director of joint venture Serendipol Pvt Ltd, with US-based Dr Bronner’s Magic Soaps to provide organic and fair-trade coconut oil for cosmetic manufacture...
Christian Eyde Moeller
From the ground-up Christian has led Lionheart Farms to establish a large-scale integrated coconut plantation and processing facility in Southern Palawan...
Dr Dan Etherington
Dr Dan Etherington AM, is a founding member of CKC and has a legacy of contribution to coconut. His studies of the coconut industries in Asia, Africa & the South Pacific ...
Coconut Pioneers
Prabir Biswas
Teacher, mentor and career central banker with Reserve Bank of India, Prabir was instrumental in shaping policy and execution across three plus decades that ...
