Achiever's Success Story
“Mr. Debabrata Sarkar, Chairman & Managing Director of MicroAlgae Solutions India Pvt Ltd & Vice President – Asia Pacific, AlgaEnergy”
Debabrata Sarkar has more than 24 years of experience in the International Agriculture sector with a proven track record as C level Executive. He is an agriculture graduate and IIM Kolkata alumni with exposure of heading strategic business unit for leading global companies, having global experience in P&L management, business development, marketing, brand management, registration, product development and product launch, Exposure of augmenting business in Agro-Chemical, Seeds, Biotechnology & Biological industry across Asia Pacific region.
He has held different Leadership roles in Monsanto, Chemtura, Syngenta and a US Based Biological company.
As a CMD for MicroAlgae Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. (Subsidiary of AlgaEnergy Spain),he led all functions and development of the business in India which include establishment of the commercial organization that resulted in 100% year over-year revenue & PAT growth in key markets within 2 years from the date of incorporation.
He has played a pivotal role in coordinating, finalising and establishing a JV between AlgaEnergy and KREPL Group)in the quickest possible time (Possibly this is one the quickest signed and established JV in Indian Ag Industry ,precisely from inception to execution of the JV was 43 Days and became Cash Positive in exactly 19 months’ time. That too this achievement is more than special in the light of the pandemic situation for last 9 months out of total 19 months.
Debabrata thinks ”The True test of Leadership is how well you function in a Crisis, The year 2020 was tough for all of us. The sudden onset of the pandemic has changed the way we live. It’s challenged us to make quick pivots and think in new ways. What we’ve learned most during this period is how to make the best strategic decisions while maintaining our brand values”.
Debabrata is a passionate painter ,photographer and diehard Cricket lover, personally played cricket at Zonal level as well as University Blue during his University days.
AlgaEnergy is a biotechnology-based company specialized in the science of microalgae. The company consolidates over 4 decades of state-of-the-art knowledge related to microalgae, generated by the main specialized universities, and has invested millionaire resources in applied R&D, positioning itself as the main international reference in this field. AlgaEnergy’s mission is to develop and commercialize innovative high-quality products derived from microalgae, targeting specific needs in different industries.
In the agricultural sector, after 10 years of research and development, AlgaEnergy launched its brand AgriAlgae®, a range of high quality biostimulants combining different microalgae species grown at AlgaEnergy’s cutting edge facilities, whose effectiveness in terms of increasing yields and improving qualities is demonstrated by numerous independent field trials.