Scoular has appointed four new vice presidents, with the grain handler and animal nutrition supplier saying the move is aimed at supporting its expansion and new business investment strategy.
The four are as follows:
- Bill Davis, Vice President, General Manager, Renewable Energy
- Chad Gauger, Vice President, General Manager, High Nutritional Value Proteins
- Sandra Hulm, Vice President, General Manager, Pulses, Seeds, Sunflower and Bird Food
- Joe Thompson, Vice President, Senior Associate General Counsel
The company outlined the background of new appointees:
Bill Davis has spent his career growing and developing new businesses and currently heads up Scoular’s renewable energy division, bringing energy and agriculture together. He helped to launch the renewable fuels business at Conagra and served as senior director of renewable trading at Tenaska. He started at Scoular in 2019.
Chad Gauger leads the high nutritional value proteins business at Scoular, in the international marine, animal and plant-based proteins markets. He joined Scoular in 2021 and previously held key roles at Cargill such as MD of aquaculture nutrition and global risk management director for animal nutrition, where he built diverse teams in many geographies.
Sandra Hulm has over 25 years’ experience in global supply chain operations, procurement, and commodity risk management. Before joining Scoular in August, she was vice president of procurement at Conagra Brands. Prior to Conagra, she held various roles at ADM.
Joe Thompson has played a key role in relation to acquisitions and expansions since joining the company in 2018. He oversees international commercial transactions as well as transactions for Petsource, a subsidiary of Scoular. Thompson is also assistant corporate secretary for Scoular’s board of directors. Prior to joining the business, he was a partner at various law firms.
Scoular is the 68th largest privately held company in the US, according to the Forbes 2021 ranking. The company outlined how, over the last several years, it has expanded in the Asia-Pacific, built manufacturing facilities, created a new division to explore emerging markets, opened a new global headquarters in Omaha and launched new sustainability programs.
It recorded $9.7bn in sales in FY22, providing supply chain solutions for end users and suppliers of grain, food ingredients, animal feed ingredients and pet food ingredients.
Tyson Foods, Inc has announced a new chief financial officer (CFO) and executive vice president. It is John R Tyson, the son of the chairman of the company’s board of directors, John H Tyson.
The appointment, which was reported through an SEC filing, was effective from the start of this month.
He succeeds Stewart Glendinning, who has served as Tyson’s CFO and executive VP officer since February 2018, and who now takes on the role of group president, prepared foods, replacing Noelle O’Mara.
Glendinning will remain an executive officer within the processed food firm.
Prior to his new role John R Tyson, who is 32, was executive VP, strategy, and chief sustainability officer at Tyson Foods. He is set to keep his responsibilities for corporate development, strategy, and sustainability, in tandem with his new duties, reported the US corporate giant.
Tyson also held various roles in investment banking, private equity, and venture capital, including with JP Morgan before joining the food company.
COPA, the European farmers' representative body, unanimously re-elected Christiane Lambert for a second term of two years, a first in more than 15 years.
Alongside her, six vice-presidents were re-elected: Massimiliano Giansanti, Pedro Gallardo, Mladen Jakopovic, Tim Cullinan, Marius Mihai Micu, and Palle Borgström.
Following the announcement of her re-election, Lambert said: “I am particularly aware of the challenges that will arise over the next two years. We will have to deal with multiple crises resulting from the war in Ukraine, climate change or the historical tensions on energy prices. At the same time, the regulatory work around the Green Deal will enter its critical phase. Vigilance will be key to avoid hindering the adaptation and modernisation of the EU farming sector."
She also said that EU agriculture has the capacity and the duty to pursue its sustainable growth model.
Hamlet Protein, a producer of specialty ingredients for young animal nutrition, has appointed Poul Jørgensen as CFO. He will oversee the finance operations and IT organization from the company’s headquarters in Horsens in Denmark.
Investment in financial leadership in the current volatile market conditions is key, commented Hamlet Protein CEO Erik Visser.
Jørgensen, who is a graduate of the University of Southern Denmark and alumnus of the Copenhagen Business School, with international experience in finance, IT and logistics, said he was eager to help implement the company's "ambitious" growth agenda.
Aker BioMarine, in a push for growth in the Indonesia market, has hired aquaculture expert and veterinary medicine specialist, Bawanta Widya Suta as aquaculture sales manager in the animal health and nutrition department.
Indonesia offers a lot of potential on the aquaculture front, said the krill producer, noting strong domestic demand. Currently, it is estimated to be among the top four countries in terms of shrimp production in the world.
Aker BioMarine is actively building its presence in Indonesia. In late 2021, it announced a strategic partnership with Seven Stones Indonesia to support its market entry.
Wanta comes to Aker BioMarine from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), where he focused on farmer training and biosecurity. In addition, he has previously served in leadership and managerial roles in PT. MJPF Farma Indonesia, Biowistechnologies, Inc, and Cargill Aqua Nutrition.
He holds a doctorate degree in veterinary medicine from Bogor Agriculture University in Indonesia.
Alltech has appointed Tara McCarthy as its global vice president of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG).
She is passionate about the opportunities that can be found within sustainably produced food and has worked across the supply chain to develop insights and industry partnerships, said Alltech.
Dr Mark Lyons, president and CEO of Alltech, said McCarthy will be working closely with customers and partners on the environmental and social issues that the company believes businesses within agriculture and food can positively impact.
Prior to joining Alltech, she served as the chief executive officer of Bord Bia, the Irish Food Board, since 2017. Her 25 years’ experience in the food industry also includes serving as chief executive officer for Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), Ireland's seafood development agency.
COFCO International has appointed Helen Song its new chief financial officer. In that role, she reports directly to David Dong, chief executive officer of the trader.
Song is replacing Christy Da who is retiring after more than 27 years at COFCO Group. She is taking on the CFO role in addition to her current roles as executive committee member, VP and chief strategy and information officer.
She joined COFCO Group’s strategy division in 2010. Following the Group’s initial investments in Nidera and Noble Agri in 2013, Song was appointed VP of COFCO International with responsibility for the post-investment management platform.
On completion of the Nidera and Noble Agri acquisitions in 2017, she was made chief strategy officer, based at COFCO International’s headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. She took on the additional role of chief information officer in 2020.
Song started her career at China’s Ministry of Agriculture, and she also worked as a lawyer in capital markets including M&A and IPO in Beijing prior to joining COFCO Group. She has an MBA degree from Peking University and is a Chinese certified lawyer.
