David Hollinrake
Chief Executive Officer
David is Exacto’s Chief Executive Officer. Before Exacto, David served as the Global Head of Strategy and Portfolio Management for Syngenta Seeds. In this role, he led a high-performing team which developed the company’s long-term business strategy, ensuring resources were put against the areas that best allowed the company to serve farmers and succeed. Additionally, he and his team managed new business development and in-and-out licensing to support the business.
Prior to this role, David was the President of Syngenta Seeds, North America, where he architected and drove the turnaround strategy for the business.
David was raised on a corn and soybean farm in Illinois where his passion for agriculture was ignited. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture Economics from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and earned his MBA from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
Malin Westfall
Chief Commercial Officer
Malin is a dynamic executive leader with over 25 years of experience driving revenue growth, market expansion, and strategic innovation in the agricultural sector. As Chief Commercial Officer at Exacto, he leads commercial strategy development, sales optimization, and key industry partnerships to accelerate business growth.
With a career spanning leadership roles at Mosaic, ADAMA, BASF, Bayer, and Monsanto, Malin has a proven record of building high-performing teams, launching market-leading products, and executing transformative go-to-market strategies. His expertise in sustainable agriculture, crop protection, and commercialization make him a driving force in the industry.
Malin holds a degree in Agricultural Business and Applied Economics from The Ohio State University and also completed leadership programs at the University of St. Gallen. His passion for innovation and customer-focused solutions continues to shape the future of agricultural advancements.
Frank has been helping to build Exacto for over 30 years. He has worked in nearly every company operation from production to product development, research, quality assurance and control, regulatory, innovation, and sales & marketing support.
He is currently a member of the Senior Leadership Team and thriving in the role of Vice President of Technical Services & Innovation, where he works with a diverse, cross-disciplinary team of scientists, chemists, biologists, agronomists, engineers, and sales & marketing teams to solve customer and industry level challenges in crop protection, plant and soil health, water conservation, and sustainability issues.
Throughout his career at Exacto, Frank has formulated and co-developed hundreds of adjuvant products. He holds nine inventor patents. He is also a co-author of several crop protection-related publications.
Eva Magnusen
Director, Strategy & Operations
Eva Magnusen joined Exacto in November of 2016 as a business analyst in the marketing department supporting the sales team.
In 2018, she was promoted to lead the Turf and Ornamental and Industrial Vegetation Management business teams. Eva was promoted to Director of Strategy and Operations in 2021, a cross-functional leadership role connecting Operations, Sales, and Exacto’s key customers and suppliers. Prior to joining Exacto, Eva was a CFO for a logistics firm and a project manager in telecommunications.
She holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Finance from the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay and an MBA from Southern New Hampshire University.
Glen Obear
Director, Research, Development & Innovation
Glen Obear joined the Exacto team in 2016 and leads the company’s efforts in agronomic research for product development.
Glen has conducted extensive research in the fields of soil and water chemistry with 14 peer-reviewed publications and over 60 conference proceedings, extension publications, and outreach presentations.
Glen holds a B.S. in Soil Science and M.S. degrees in Soil Science and Entomology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and received a Ph.D. in Agronomy at the University of Nebraska.
Brent Swanson
Director, Human Resources
Brent Swanson joined Exacto in April 2016 and has been in the position of Human Resources Director since January, 2021.
Brent leads all human resources functions, including employee relations, talent management, leadership development, compensation, benefits management, performance management, and human capital planning. He also guide’s Exacto’s environmental, health, and safety programs.
Before joining Exacto, Brent spent over a decade as a manager at QPS Employment Group, where he was responsible for full-cycle recruiting, managing customer accounts, and leading a team of professional recruiters.
Brent graduated from Illinois State University with a degree in Mass Communication.
Matthew Holley
Vice President, Finance
With 15 years of experience in finance, Matthew has built a reputation for delivering exceptional results across multiple disciplines, including FP&A, controllership, commercial finance, M&A, SEC reporting, and auditing. His expertise spans manufacturing, distribution, and retail, with experience in private equity-owned and publicly traded firms.
Matthew has successfully led multiple global standardization initiatives, major ERP implementations, and M&A integrations, consistently driving process improvement and efficiency. He demonstrates strong independent decision-making while leading teams to success. With a keen focus on process standardization, Matthew excels in communicating and effectively engaging with all levels of management and collaborating seamlessly with external partners, customers, and auditors. Matthew takes pride in building strong partnerships with executive leadership, ensuring alignment with strategic business goals. Passionate about fiscal transformation, he is committed to improving financial performance and driving long-term business growth.
Matthew holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Lehigh University.
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