About

Genomines

WHO ARE WE?

Genomines is a biotechnology and agriculture company that grows strategic metals. Genomines’ plants extract nickel from polluted soils, yielding high-grade metal at a fraction of the cost and emissions of traditional industry.

CTO

Dr. Dali Rashid

CEO

Fabien Koutchekian

Engine Ventures

Michael Kearney

Forbion

Alexander Hoffmann

DTCF

Cristina Doumitrachko

Wind

Olivier Mougenot

ENGINE VENTURES

Rachel Field

FORBION

Per Falholt

Former CEO, Vale

Eduardo Bartolomeo

Former CEO, BayerCropScience Canada

Hartmut Van Lengerich

CEO, New Energy Farms

Paul Carver

Former Director, BRGM

Dr. Michel Bonnemaison

Former CEO, SAFT

Ghislain Lescuyer

Investor, Circulate Capital and Sagana

Dr. Saurabh Tak

VP of Operations

Silvia Costa

Head of exploration

Dr. Kevin Boulesteix

Operations manager

Retief Gouws

Legal manager

Christina Pfalzgraf

Project Manager

Amorie Best

Processing coordinator

Arina Khotimsky

Junior Agronomist

Natasha Lee-Anne Rooi

FIELD WORKER

Ronnie Khumalo

FIELD WORKER

Tiny Khathwayo

Head of plant production

Dr. Boney Kuriakose

Head of Bioinformatics

Dr. Rajadurai Chinnasamy Perumal

Head of Biotechnology R&D

Dr. Naeimeh Sousaraei

Head of Microbiology

Dr. Naeif Matar

Production Technician

Muhsin Parson

Research engineer

Dr. Abhay Singh

Production Engineer

Rim Chamas

Research Scientist

Dr. Dani Sukkar

Greenhouse Manager

Danish Ahmad

Research Scientist

Dr. Clément Nicolle

Plant production technician

Dr. Florinda Gama

PLANT PRODUCTION TECHNICIAN

Alena Sarokina

Field Scientist

Kusa Mazibuko

VP HR & People

Stéphane Robic

Head of Finance

Gaëtan de Buyer

Chief of Staff to the CEO

Aidan Dunning

Head of Business Development

Stéphane Lopez

Non-dilutive coordinator

Dr. André Pontes Da Costa

Financial Controller

Avril Molefe

Executive Assistant

Raphaëlle Pujolle

Finance & Admin Associate

Londiwe Simanga

Make the impossible the new inevitable
Enormous problems require remarkable solutions. We attract the pragmatic optimists who are possessed by the magnitude of our challenge and an unyielding belief that we can solve it. Our pursuit of the frontier drives us toward excellence each day, striving to surpass the status quo.
Ideas are cheap. Follow-through is everything.
Big ideas are nothing without big follow-through. We take pride in getting our hands dirty and doing the unglamorous work to get the job done.
Truth Over Titles
We care more about solving the problem than who brought forward the solution. We listen to the message, not the name tag.
One Team, All-In
Bridging biotechnology and metal extraction is an interdisciplinary challenge. We bridge our deep functional and cultural differences with a relentless focus on a shared ambition.