PEOPLE THE INDUSTRY FACES Mr Henk Van de Bunt announces retirement
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t this year’s successful VICTAM/FIAAP/GRAPAS, held in Cologne, Germany, the exhibition’s general manager, Mr Henk Van de Bunt announced during the event’s 50th anniversary dinner that he will retire as of July 1, 2016. He will, however, still be the General Manager for the next Victam event in Bangkok. It is the intention of the Board to appoint a new General Manager to succeed him and that hopefully either he or she will be in Bangkok for the next show so as to be introduced to the industry.
Henk Van de Bunt
Stefan Scheiber has been appointed CEO of Bühler effective July 1, 2016!
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n one year’s time, on July 1, 2016, Stefan Scheiber will succeed Calvin Grieder as the CEO of Bühler. Calvin Grieder, who has successfully held this office for 15 years, will then focus on his role as Chairman of the Board.
Stefan Scheiber, who is highly qualified and and internationally experienced, will succeed the long-standing CEO Calvin Grieder. Scheiber (49) has been working for Bühler since 1988.
Stefan Scheiber
In the course of his 25-year career with Bühler, Calvin Grieder has headed various sales and production organisations in Kenya, South Africa and Germany, living and working some 15 years abroad. In 2005 he was appointed Head of the Sales and Service Division, thus becoming a member of the Executive Board of Bühler. In 2009 he took charge of the Food Processing Division and in 2014 of the entire Grains & Food business of Bühler.
Calvin Grieder has also acted as Chairman of the Board of Bühler since 2014 and will retain this position. The Board of Directors welcomes this early succession planning for the top executive level of the Group. This will ensure that the long-term corporate strategy is continued, which aims at ensuring the profitable growth of the Group. This continuity has characterized Bühler for many decades. The succession planning for Stefan Scheiber as CEO of the Grains & Food business is already in progress.
Martin Kropff, New CIMMYT Director General Embraces Science for Impact
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artin Kropff, who takes the helm as director general at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) on Wednesday, considers science the vital force that will drive the next wave of change in agricultural innovation.
As CIMMYT’s eighth director general, Kropff will advocate for science for impact by tracking research projects to see how they affect the farmer in the field. This grassroots approach to agricultural innovation builds on the work of Kropff’s predecessors at CIMMYT, particularly former director general, Thomas Lumpkin.
Martin Kropff
Kropff is a proven leader with strong scientific skills, an international outlook and a remarkable ability to build up and develop institutions. For Kropff, science and research provide the vital core of impact and innovation.
“Agriculture is constantly changing - as are the challenges facing farmers - as they evolve, we must evolve with and ahead of them,” Kropff said. “Our mission at CIMMYT is to work together to shape the future of agricultural research for development and help improve livelihoods, particularly in the developing world.” “To safeguard food security for the nine billion people we’re expecting will populate the planet by 2050, we need innovations based on breeding, solid agronomy based on precision farming, systems research and innovations in the value chain,” he added. One of his first priorities will be to align CIMMYT, as one of the lead centres of the CGIAR, with the post-2015 development framework in relation to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, which will replace the UN Millennium Development Goals set to expire this year.
Nutriad increases focus on ruminants
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utriad, Belgium based feed additives manufacturer, appointed Hassan Taweel as Global Business Development Manager, Ruminants.
Erik Visser, CEO Nutriad stated: “At Nutriad we believe that the ruminant segment of the global feed market holds tremendous potential for growth. Our product portfolio and technical knowledge can help producers around the world optimise their performance. Investing in business development will help increase our market presence.”
Hassan Taweel
Dr Taweel completed his PhD at Wageningen University (Netherlands) and has almost 20 years of experience in animal nutrition in general and ruminant nutrition in particular. Dr Taweel previously worked with Agrifirm and Schothorst amongst others.
Dr Taweel said: “Having worked on feed additive research in past years, I have become more interested in applying my knowledge and experience towards solutions that help farmers deal with day to day performance and health challenges. My position with Nutriad will allow me to do just that.” 100 | Milling and Grain