Leadership
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Phillip C. Burnett
President and CEO
Phillip Burnett was appointed as President and CEO of The Seam in 2001 after serving as CEO of the National Cotton Council of America. Phil’s career has been focused on agricultural commodities and the food industry. He has been instrumental in bringing The Seam's integrated approach toward markets, business and technology developed initially from online cotton trading to other commodities and food.
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Kevin Brinkley
Vice President, Marketing and Business Development
Kevin Brinkley has led The Seam's sales, marketing and business development strategies since the founding of the company. Brinkley served as an economist at the National Cotton Council of America. He started with the NCC in their sales and marketing division. Eventually, he was manager of the Council's Cotton Risk Management Data products.