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The Team

Scientists, engineers, and people who understand farming.

Messium brings together deep expertise in remote sensing, machine learning, crop science, and commercial agriculture.

Founders
GM George Marangos-Gilks
George Marangos-Gilks
CEO & Co-founder

A third-time founder with two successful exits behind him, George leads Messium's commercial strategy and vision. He founded Messium with a clear conviction: that farmers deserve lab-quality crop information, delivered automatically, every week.

VS Vishal Soomaney Vijaykumar
Vishal Soomaney Vijaykumar
CTO & Co-founder · Forbes 30 Under 30

A second-time founder with previous awards from NASA, ESA, the UN and Research Councils UK. Vishal leads Messium's product & technology - from satellite data pipelines and machine learning to crop growth modelling and user experience.

Operations & Commercial
PJ Peter Jupp
Peter Jupp
Head of Operations
prev. Ops Lead, NuWealth
ST Spencer Terry
Spencer Terry
Go-To-Market
prev. Monitor Deloitte
AG Alina Golava
Alina Golava
Senior Operations & Strategy
prev. Director of Growth & Partnerships, Mercaux
RS Rachel Story
Rachel Story
Australia & NZ Operations
prev. Business Analyst, Mondelez
Product & Technology
VH Violet Hill
Violet Hill
Crop Modelling
MSc Physics · prev. Engineer, CERN
PS Pierre Stratonovitch
Pierre Stratonovitch
Crop Modelling
PhD · Agrimetrics, Rothamsted, INRAE
JH Joe Qiaoyu He
Joe Qiaoyu He
Crop Modelling
PhD Crop Genetics, Reading
RG Rory Geeson
Rory Geeson
Machine Learning & Spectroscopy
ML & Spectroscopy PhD, Cambridge
FY Feng Yin
Feng Yin
Satellite Imagery Processing
PhD Remote Sensing, UCL
AW Amy Worrall
Amy Worrall
Product & Grants
PhD Cell & Tissue Eng., Keele
BG Benjamin Gorman
Benjamin Gorman
Full-Stack Engineer
prev. Tech Lead, 9fin
SA Salah Abdo
Salah Abdo
Full-Stack Engineer
prev. frontend at Motorway & Lantern
TM Tim Moran
Tim Moran
Software Engineer
prev. Senior Engineer, Revolut
JM Jack Magowan
Jack Magowan
Satellite Imagery Processing
prev. Kpler & Spire · Physics MSc, St Andrews
JR Josh Ring
Josh Ring
Satellite Imagery Processing
PhD Physical Chemistry · Omerta IT
Scientific Advisors
PB Dr Pete Berry
Dr. Pete Berry
Head of Crop Physiology, ADAS

Research areas include increasing crop yields sustainably, optimising nitrogen nutrition, precision farming technologies, lodging control and plant growth regulation. Author of 40 peer-reviewed papers on crop physiology.

IC Prof. Ignacio Ciampitti
Prof. Ignacio Ciampitti
Digital Agriculture & Farming Systems, Purdue University

Professor at Purdue University specialising in digital and precision agriculture, crop systems, yield formation and nitrogen dilution curves - the relationship between crop nitrogen concentration and biomass.

DC Prof. Davide Cammarano
Prof. Davide Cammarano
Crop Science & Agroecology, Aarhus University

Professor of Crop Science at Aarhus University, specialising in the intersection of crop modelling, remote sensing, and sustainable agroecological systems.

Farming Advisory Council

Farmers and agronomists who work directly with Messium and help shape how it develops in the field.

TJ Tom Jewers
Tom Jewers
Farmer
G.D. Jewers & Son
TB Tony Bell
Tony Bell
Farmer
Member, CLA Northern Committee
AH Adam Hayward
Adam Hayward
Farmer
Cold Harbour Farm, E. Dunning & Son
GI Graham Innes
Graham Innes
Farmer
A P Innes
ST Stuart Tabernor
Stuart Tabernor
Farm Manager
FRW Farrington & Son
JG Julian Gold
Julian Gold
Farm Manager
Hendred Estate
DF Daniel Fabb
Daniel Fabb
Director
DRA Fabb Contractors
EC Ed Claydon-Lee
Ed Claydon-Lee
Farms Director
AG Wright & Son Farms Ltd
RD Rowan Duckworth
Rowan Duckworth
Agronomist
Hutchinsons
TK Toby Kellie
Toby Kellie
Agronomist
Hutchinsons
SW Simon Wilcox
Simon Wilcox
Farmer & Agronomist
Hutchinsons
WP Wayne Pluske
Wayne Pluske
Agronomist
Founder, Equii · GRDC Seed of Light

All Farming Advisory Council members participate in an independent, personal capacity, sharing their own experience, expertise and views. They do not represent, speak on behalf of, or otherwise act as representatives of any organisation or company they are affiliated with.