John Brubaker
CEO of Smartwyre
John Brubaker
CEO of Smartwyre
London Area, United Kingdom
Overview
Work Experience
CEO
2019 - Current
Smartwyre is working to create the cloud-connected Agribusiness. Our software and data solutions solve the industry’s toughest commercial problems and drive our customers' business performance.
Venture Partner
2018 - 2019
E-I-R, focused on enterprise SaaS opportunities in agribusiness
Advisor
2018 - 2018
Advised Croda Crop Care and Life Sciences management team on strategy for agricultural biostimulants and business integration of Plant Impact
CEO
2011 - 2018
Led a world-class team to build Plant Impact into an R&D leader in the discovery and commercialization of small molecule chemistry to improve agricultural yields. Over a multi-year international expansion, we built a leading product pipeline, grew product sales and expanded new strategic partnerships in more than 20 countries (with primary focus on Brazil, the United States and Argentina). Pi was publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange (AIM) until its acquisition by Croda International plc (LSE: CRDA) in March of 2018.
Global Head, Business Development
2008 - 2011
Responsible for global acquisitions, divestitures and other strategic initiatives at a $1.6 billion revenue, private-equity sponsored agrochemical multinational. Member of the Executive team and Global Operating Committee. Led the Group’s investment in emerging markets, working with regional management, the Group’s financial sponsors and its bank syndicate to expand in South Africa, India and Russia.
Director, Global Business Development
2005 - 2008
Managed corporate-wide strategy projects and post-merger integrations in the United States, Mexico and South Africa.
Director, Business Development (Sales)
2003 - 2004
Privately-held leader in passive RFID space; focused on delivering RFID software and services to Retail, CPG, Pharmaceutical and Department of Defense customers. Third employee of the company; responsible for early sales, securing the company’s first customer, Costco. Acquired by VeriSign in May 2005.
Sales, Marketing, Corporate Development & Finance
1999 - 2003
Various sales, product marketing, corporate development and operational roles at QuantumShift, a venture-backed (Mayfield, TPG, Thomas Weisel Partners) hosted software company in the telecommunications space. Grew from post-startup to >$25M in revenue.
Financial Analyst - Technology Corporate Finance
1997 - 1999
Microsoft Excel