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INDUSTRY MOVES Recent senior job moves within the global animal nutrition industry

AB AGRI appointed Simon Heath in its new CCO (Chief Commercial Officer) role. The company also recruited business development specialist Graham Wong for its Southeast Asia operations.

Japanese conglomerate AJINOMOTO CO., INC. announced that Taro Fujie took on the newly created role of President/CEO effective 1 April 2022, replacing previous President Takaaki Nishii. DARLING INGREDIENTS Vice President, Investor Relations, Sustainability and Global Communications, Melissa Gaither will retire effective April 29 after more than 33 years of service, to be replaced by Suann Guthrie who started her role on 31 January. At the beginning of April David Hallas commenced his role as CEO and board member for ECO ANIMAL HEALTH GROUP PLC, after Marc Loomes indicated he was ready to retire.

Feed additives producer ANPARIO appointed Dr Lawrence Brown as Senior Technical and Account Manager for aquaculture. At AVIVAGEN, James Nickerson was made President, having held the role of Vice President of Business Development and Innovation and reaching 15 years with the company.

The BASF Board of Executive Directors announced that Michael Heinz will assume responsibility for the Agricultural Solutions, Care Chemicals and Nutrition & Health divisions, while continuing to be responsible for the North and South America regions.

Aquaculture specialists BENCHMARK GENETICS expanded their core genetics team by hiring Dr. Grazyella Yoshida as Senior Geneticist and Hans Ekvall as Junior Geneticist at the Bergen HQ.

As of 1 March, Roger Watchorn, who has been with CARGILL since 1994, joined the executive team as leader of Cargill’s Agriculture Supply Chains (CASC). Ross Hamou-Jennings was also named the company’s chair of Asia Pacific. After Steven Rafferty took over as CEO of CERMAQ Group, his role as Managing Director of Cermaq Chile was filled by Pedro Courard.

COMMUNITY BLENDERS LLC (CBL) welcomed Mike Wright as the company’s new Chief Operating Officer.

Thomas Schäfer stepped down as Executive Vice President & Chief Scientific Officer at CHR. HANSEN at the end of March. Thomas will continue as Chief Science Advisor, with Henrik Joerck Nielsen taking on the role of Chief Scientific Officer. IFFO announced its new President as Gonzalo de Romaña, formerly Vice President, a role that has been filled by new Vice President Egil Magne Haugstad.

Ida Steensen has taken over as Director of HAGE’s feed division.

Magnus Kagevik took over as Group President and CEO of LANTMÄNNEN on 1 April, replacing the retiring Per Olof Nyman.

NATURAL BIOLOGICS announced that Global Business Development Manager, Le Luchterhand, has become a partner in the business, while Carl Jones joined the sales team as Poultry Business Development Manager

Dr. Antonia Tacconi joined PERSTORP’s Animal Nutrition team as Global Product Manager Gut Health, with effect from 1 February 2022.

NUQO FEED ADDITIVES THAILAND announced the appointment of Bundit Thoaphan as Sales Manager. ROYAL AGRIFIRM GROUP appointed Fanny Weinbreck as Global R&D Director & Oliver Thimm as Global Innovation Portfolio Lead.

At TROUW NUTRITION, Coen Smits became Director of Sustainability for the livestock feed business line, and John Doelman started as livestock feed Global R&D Director. After 22 years as CEO of DLG’s vitamin and mineral business VILOFOSS GROUP Jacob Holm has resigned, to be replaced by Boudewijn Morelissen.

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