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Dr. Kate Jones

Dr. Kate Jones is the Senior Science Advisor for Oritain. Over the last eight years at Oritain, Kate has driven the development of the Oritain product and science delivery of cotton, wool, mohair, and cashmere verification programs.

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Oritain Team

The Oritain team is made up of a group of multi-disciplinary experts covering subjects including science, research, regulation, market insights, and business.

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Ana Hinojosa

Ana Hinojosa is an Advisor at Oritain. She has over 34 years of experience in law enforcement, international trade, international policy development and standard setting with the U.S. federal government and the World Customs Organization (WCO) in Brussels. Prior to joining Oritain she was the Executive Director at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

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Oscar German

Oscar German is New Verticals Lead at Oritain. With a background in growth strategy, he heads the development of Oritain's go-to-market strategies for emerging markets in scientific traceability.

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Dr. Sam Lind

Dr. Sam Lind is a Solutions Architect at Oritain, where he has spent the last eight years leading the development of both scientific and commercial opportunities, focusing on customer-centric programs and early stage commercialization of new markets.

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Ben Tomkins

Ben Tomkins is Vice President Retail Sales at Oritain. He works extensively in the commercial client engagement team, working with major brands and retailers in implementing origin verification programs within the U.S. market, with a focus on textiles and apparel.

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Rt Hon Sir John Key

Rt Hon Sir John Key was New Zealand's 38th Prime Minister, guiding the country through the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis, strengthening our economy and setting us up for success. A veteran of Merrill Lynch, he is known as a smart risk-taker and understands the fine balance between success and failure that growth-stage companies must strike. He only sits on three boards: Palo Alto, ANZ and Oritain.

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Michela Mossali

Michela Mossali is Government Relations Manager at Oritain. Based in Milan, Italy, Michela supports the company’s communication, advocacy, and governance activities concerning governmental policy, with a focus on EU regulations.

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Grant Cochrane

Grant Cochrane is CEO of Oritain, where he is responsible for overseeing the commercialization of the company’s scientific traceability service and the growth of the business globally. He has been Oritain’s CEO for over 10 years and is based in Zug, Switzerland.

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Peter Cullinane

Peter Cullinane is Chief Innovation Officer at Oritain. Based in London, Peter heads the Innovation division, where he is primarily responsible for Oritain’s food sector business and has oversight of Government regulatory issues with a particular focus on the EU.

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Gabriela Castro-Fontoura

Gabriela Castro-Fontoura is Regional Director of Latin America at Oritain, where she oversees the company's operations in countries including Brazil, Uruguay, Bolivia and Costa Rica, covering products as diverse as coffee, cacao, beef, wool, and leather.

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