CHESTERFIELD, MO. — Rabo AgriFinance, a subsidiary of Rabobank, a leading global food and agribusiness bank, on Jan. 17 announced the expansion of the RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness (F&A) team in North America with the appointments of Chase Beisly, Eric Gibson, Charlotte Talbott and Matt Lewis.

Rabobank’s RaboResearch F&A group is a global team of more than 80 analysts who monitor and evaluate global market events that affect food and agriculture worldwide. The new members join more than 20 analysts based in North America who are experts in sectors ranging from dairy to produce, farm inputs to consumer foods and beverages.

“With the appointments of Chase, Eric, Charlotte and Matt, we have cultivated a dynamic team with deep knowledge of the growing trends in North America’s agricultural markets,” said Roland Fumasi, head of RaboResearch North America. “Their combined insightful analysis and industry engagement will continue to support our North American clients across the entire food value chain in feeding the world.”

Beisly, who joins the RaboResearch team as an animal protein analyst, comes to Rabobank from Seaboard Foods, the largest US-owned pork producer, where he was a business logistics analyst. His expertise working with both primary producers and industry leaders in the animal protein value chain combined with his agricultural data analysis experience will complement the animal protein team, Rabobank said.

Gibson, who joins the team as a farm inputs and crop production sustainability analyst, comes to Rabobank after serving as a fusion leader and intelligence analyst at Aimpoint Research. He also spent six years with the US Soybean Export Council in both industry relations manager and stakeholder relations positions, where he helped coordinate USSEC’s sustainability program.

Talbott, who joins the team as the animal agriculture sustainability analyst, has experience working closely with research institutions, industry partners, and producers. Prior to joining Rabobank, Talbott was associate director of Beef Sustainability Research at the National Cattleman’s Beef Association (NCBA), where she managed sustainability research projects under NCBA’s Beef Checkoff Program to advance the environmental, social, and economic pillars of sustainability in the beef industry.

Lewis, who joins the team as a consumer food and beverage sustainability analyst, has collaborated with global corporate clients and investors to help further their journey around sustainability and other ESG-related goals, Rabobank said. He previously was a senior ESG consultant at Aeterra, LLC, where he coordinated and conducted both buy and sell side ESG-related reviews for merger and acquisition transactions in various industries, including food and beverage.