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J. Mendel Announces Planned Departure of President & COO

2013-02-27 08:31:36

NEW YORK, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Luxury fashion house J. Mendel today announced that Susan Sokol will step down as President and Chief Operating Officer of the company, and will transition her duties over the coming weeks. Ms. Sokol joined J. Mendel as President and COO in 2008. During her almost five year tenure at the company, Sokol was integral to the expansion of J. Mendel's ready-to-wear, which now accounts for 60% of its wholesale business, and to entering the...

First Plant Genomics Yield Technology Progresses

2012-07-23 06:22:27

HAYWARD, Calif., July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mendel announced today that its flagship yield technology has taken another important step towards the market. This technology will be employed by Monsanto in its new soybean yield trait. Last week, as part of its assessment process, the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) made available for public comment a petition requesting deregulation of the high-yield soybean trait. Higher-yielding soybeans are aimed at...