Adisseo has named Dr Hao Zhigang as chief executive officer. He succeeds Jean-Marc Dublanc.
Dr Zhigang, who has been chairperson of Adisseo's board of directors for more than five years, has been with Sinochem/Bluestar for around two decades in a variety of executive, operational and managerial positions.
In other changes, Frédéric Jacquin, COO, will replace Dublanc as president of Adisseo France SAS.
The former CEO is now a non-executive board member of Bluestar Adisseo. In this role, he will support management and strategy, and will function as a strategic advisor to the group.
"Adisseo will continue to consolidate its leading position in the market and keep investing in innovation, in people, in CAPEX, in digitalization as well as in external growth opportunities," commented the new CEO.
The Olam Group has announced the appointment of eight members to Olam Agri’s Board of Directors, effective 1 July 2023. They include former Louis Dreyfus Company CEO, Serge François Schoen, who will serve as Olam Agri's Chairman.
Olam Agri, which was carved out of Olam Group following the re-organisation of the Group's diverse business portfolio, is a food, feed and fiber agribusiness with a global origination footprint, processing capabilities and focus on emerging markets. Its products and services include grains and oilseeds, flour, pasta, integrated feed and protein, rice, edible oils, specialty grains and seeds, cotton, wood products, rubber, commodity financial services and funds management.
The eight board members collectively sit across four of Olam Agri’s Board Committees, namely the governance, nomination, talent and remuneration committee, the audit and compliance committee, the risk and market compliance committee, and the sustainability committee.
The members appointed include:
- Serge François Schoen: Non-Executive and Independent Director, and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Governance, Nomination, Talent & Remuneration Committee and Member of the Risk & Market Compliance Committee.
- Hixonia Nyasulu: Non-Executive and Independent Director, Vice Chair of the Board of Directors, Chair of the Sustainability Committee and Member of the Governance, Nomination, Talent & Remuneration and Audit & Compliance Committees.
- Eng Chin Chin: Non-Executive and Independent Director, Chair of the Audit & Compliance Committee and Member of the Risk & Market Compliance Committee.
- Pierre Lorinet: Non-Executive and Independent Director, Chairman of the Risk & Market Compliance Committee and Member of the Governance, Nomination, Talent & Remuneration and Audit & Compliance Committees.
- Jenifer Thien: Non-Executive and Independent Director and Member of Audit & Compliance and Sustainability Committees.
- Sulaiman AlRumaih: Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director and Member of the Governance, Nomination, Talent & Remuneration and Sustainability Committees.
- Anuj Maheshwari: Non-Executive and Non-Independent Director and Member of the Governance, Nomination, Talent & Remuneration Committee.
- Sunny George Verghese [pictured]: Group CEO and Executive Director of Olam Group and Olam Agri and Member of the Risk & Market Compliance and Sustainability Committees.
José Luis Muñoz Orozco has joined the poultry team at Novus International, Inc. He will provide strategic development of key accounts in Mexico.
He has over 12 years of experience in the animal nutrition industry, where his focus has been on how nutrition and feed additives can improve production efficiency and gut health while being conscientious of environmental sustainability.
Prior to joining Novus, Muñoz served as business development manager at IFF Danisco and technical/project manager at DSM. He holds MA degrees in veterinary medicine and zootechnics, and health sciences and animal production from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
Alltech has announced new leadership in the office of the president, the culture and talent team, and the marketing and communications team.
Orla McAleer [pictured] joins the culture and talent team as chief culture officer, while Susanna Elliott will lead the global marketing and communications team as chief marketing and communications officer, and Brian Lawless will lead the office of the president as chief of staff.
“As we have reviewed our strategy and growing capabilities, we are focused on the recruitment, development and well-being of our greatest asset — our people,” said Dr Mark Lyons, president and CEO of Alltech. “Orla, Susanna and Brian bring leadership and experience that will enable us to capitalize on our opportunities and leverage the strengths of our global team.”
As the chief culture officer at Alltech, McAleer will work to strengthen the company’s emphasis on its people and purpose. She has worked in the business for more than 20 years and has traveled extensively, building teams and close relationships with colleagues globally.
Prior to this new role, she was the chief marketing officer at Alltech, responsible for overseeing the company’s global marketing efforts across its more than 120 markets and building a winning team and brand that has matched the growth ambitions of the company.
McAleer received a master's degree in business, leadership and management practice from the University College Dublin Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School. She also earned a bachelor’s degree in business studies from Trinity College Dublin in Ireland and holds a diploma in public relations.
As chief marketing and communications officer, Elliott will lead a 130-person global team.
Most recently, she served as Alltech’s chief of staff and director of communications. In these roles, she worked closely with Dr Lyons and the executive team to support the business through the global challenges of 2020-2023. “The position afforded her unique visibility of the entire business, a perspective that now informs her leadership of Alltech’s global marketing and communications strategy.”
Elliott has held various communications roles over her 15 years at Alltech and is involved in supporting the agriculture industry as an American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) board member and as vice chair of the CLEAR Center advisory council at the UC Davis. She received a bachelor’s degree in public relations from Asbury University.
Lawless is the chief of staff at Alltech, leading the office of the president. As chief of staff, he will support Dr Lyons and the executive team to drive global strategy and maximize operational effectiveness.
The company noted his knowledge of the ag-tech industry from his involvement in the Pearse Lyons Accelerator in Dublin, which he can bring into this role.
Over his ten years in the business, he has served as deputy chief of staff, species marketing manager, brand manager for North America and, at the beginning of his Alltech career, worked closely with Dr Lyons on key growth projects.
Lawless holds bachelor’s degrees in economics and Spanish from DePauw University and a master’s degree in agriculture from Western Kentucky University.
Barentz, a distributor of life science and specialty ingredients, has named John DeVos as president of its North American animal nutrition division.
Jerry Vergeer, who previously held that position, will transition to a global advisory role, supporting strategy and development work across the business.
DeVos joins Barentz from a career in the animal nutrition and food service industries, most recently as the VP of global sales for Ralco Nutrition.
He has extensive experience in developing and executing integrated sales strategies servicing the animal health, nutrition, and agronomy markets for technical, specialized products, and has headed up commercial and technical teams as well as growing businesses with significant operational assets, said Barentz.
