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Sylvan’s Board of Directors Sets Strategic Course under New Chairman Chen Lichtenstein


Huai’an, China, – Sylvan group reached a pivotal milestone by holding its Board of Directors (BoD) meeting, chaired for the first time by newly appointed chairman Chen Lichtenstein. The meeting brought together Sylvan’s Board members to reflect on recent accomplishments and to chart the Group’s strategic direction for the future.

Leadership Transition and Strategic Vision

The BoD unanimously praised Sylvan’s strong performance and steady growth, expressing full confidence in the company’s long-term vision. The meeting reaffirmed Sylvan’s commitment to innovation and sustainable development, with a renewed focus on aligning its core strengths with emerging opportunities.

Strategic Focus on Areas of Growth

To continue growth, Sylvan will concentrate its efforts on four key application areas: Food, Health, Agriculture and Materials. The Board of Directors expressed strong support for increased investment in Research & Development, the pursuit of cross-sector synergies and the expansion of global partnerships to further strenghten Sylvan’s leadership in Fungal Biotechnology.

“With the Board’s unified vision and support, Sylvan is well- positioned to lead the next wave of innovation in sustainable biotechnology'” said Chen Lichtenstein. “Together we grow the future”.

As Sylvan sets its strategic course, it remains dedicated to delivering cutting-edge, environmentally responsible solutions that creating lasting value for industries and communities around the world.

Sylvan delivers excellent quality of spawn and provide great crop care support

Sylvan has been our invaluable partner in sporeless Pleurotus spawn for over a decade. With their exceptional support, we have scaled our Oyster production in Greece to become one of Europe’s largest integrated producers. Sylvan’s top-quality sporeless spawn and their high level of technical assistance have been crucial to our success.

Athanasios Kechagias, Owner Kechagia, Greece

Four generations of strong partnership

Sylvan and Basciani have been doing business together for four generations.  My grandfather, father, brothers and I; and now, our kids are partnering with Sylvan America too. Sylvan’s niche is their knowledge of the industry’s past combined with their innovative ideas for the future.  What I most like about Sylvan, is that their teams and experts care about the relationships. They make our family feel comfortable and we enjoy exchanging ideas with them.  We both share the same goals: to produce quality products and a lot of them.

Michael J. Basciani Sr., CEO and President of the Basciani Group of Companies, USA

Trusting Sylvan for top quality

With Sylvan, I can sleep at night! We are A15 (white strain) and Bavarian (chestnut strain) growers, we wouldn't use anything else, and our customers love our quality!

Nghia Le, Head Grower at Farmers Fresh Mushroom Co, Canada

Sylvan’s red yeast rice: 20 years of quality!

Sylvan’s all natural, organic red yeast rice has been a best seller at GNC for over 20 years.  Sylvan’s quality, reliability and consistency is unsurpassed..

Mark Butera, GNC Vice President Merchandising, USA

Sylvan's way of working and thinking was key to our production success

Sylvan’s R&D centre was instrumental in our early development, and we could rely on their support and quality from day one. The Sylvan Team displayed a “no job is too small or too big” mentality which is a necessary and foundational quality for innovation in a new industry, such as mycelium production in the case of Bosque Foods.

Quentin Loth, Managing Director & Head of Production Bosque Foods, Germany