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NEW APPOINTMENTS

Biomar appoints Andrew Campbell as CEO for AQ1
AKVA executive Andrew Campbell assumes the position of CEO for the world’s leading aqua feeding
Technology Company, AQ1, from 1 January 2023. Founder Ross Dodd stays in an executive role, contrib-
uting to the company’s future growth.
After a period of extensive growth as the world leading provider of intelligent feeding control systems for
shrimp aquaculture, Ross Dodd has decided to hand over the position of CEO of AQ1 to the experienced
technology leader Andrew Campbell, who has been directing the AKVA Group’s International operations in
the Americas, Austrasia, Mediterranean and UK for the last 20 years.
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Boehringer Ingelheim announces Hammad Mohamed Hammad
appointments to Board of Managing Directors appointed as Area Manager Middle East

Hubbard is very pleased to announce
the appointment of Eng. Hammad Mo-
hamed Hammad as Area Manager Middle
East.
Hammad will be in charge of contin-
uing and strengthening Hubbard’s busi-
ness development in the Gulf Countries,
Egypt, Sudan, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and
Yemen.
Paola Casarosa Shashank Deshpande
Hammad, who is an Agronomist, first started as breed-
Boehringer Ingelheim today announces that the Sharehold- er manager with a poultry integration in Egypt before he
ers have appointed Paola Casarosa and Shashank Deshpande joined Hubbard in 2010 as Regional Technical Manager for
to the Board of Managing Directors. They will succeed Michel the Middle East.
Pairet, responsible for the Innovation Unit, and Jean Scheftsik Hammad is based in Egypt and reports to Thomas Verrey,
de Szolnok, responsible for the Animal Health Business Unit, Hubbard Commercial Director AMEA.
who informed the Shareholders of their wish to retire at the “We are glad to carry on our development in this region with
end of next year. the support of Hammad. Hammad has a strong knowledge of
Paola Casarosa will succeed Michel Pairet to head the In- the Middle East market and has built very good relationships
novation Unit. Paola joined Boehringer Ingelheim in 2007 and with our customers in the area”, adds Thomas Verrey.
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Pharma Business Unit. Prior to this role, she held various
leadership roles in Business Development and in Research.
Paola is an Italian national, holds a PhD in Molecular Phar- Erik-Jan Lock appointed new Research
macology and a Masters’ degree in Medicinal Chemistry.
Shashank Deshpande will succeed Jean Scheftsik de Szolnok Director at Nofima
to head the Animal Health Business Unit. Shashank joined Erik-Jan Lock is currently Head of
Boehringer Ingelheim in 2012 and is currently Country Research for Food and Nutrition at the
Managing Director Japan. Prior to this role he held several Institute of Marine Research, and holds
leadership and marketing positions in Japan and Ingelheim. A the position of Adjunct Professor at the
German and US national, Shashank holds a Masters’ degree University of Bergen. He will take up his
in Business Administration. new position at Nofima in March.
Christian Boehringer, Chairman of the Shareholders’ Com- “Nofima has really achieved a lot in
mittee said: “Our long-term planning allows for a seamless recent years and I am looking forward
transition. On behalf of the Shareholders, I want to thank to being part of the team. I find their
Michel and Jean for their many years of dedication to our all-round approach to working with food and having highly
company and I congratulate Paola and Shashank on their skilled people all the way down the line very attractive. My
appointments.” Circle 47 on enquiry card background is within nutrition research and policy advice, and
I look forward to work closer with industry actors to shape
the transition to a more sustainable food chain. I believe my
Royal Pas Reform has background fits in well with what Nofima stands for in terms
of food from farm to fork,” says Erik-Jan.
appointed Eric Stodel as Lock has an MSc in Aquaculture and Fisheries from Wagen-
the company’s new CEO ingen University, and a PhD in Fish Physiology from Radboud
University Nijmegen. He started at NIFES in 2007, and has
Stodel (57) brings a wealth of man- worked within several fields such as mineral nutrition and
agement experience to Royal Pas Re- new food resources. Circle 49 on enquiry card
form. He has held a wide variety of senior
CEO and COO positions over the past Commenting on his appointment, Stodel says: “Royal Pas Reform
twenty years in the aerospace, machinery, electronics, con- is a wonderful company, which distinguishes itself in the global
sultancy and software sectors – both in the Netherlands and hatchery market with its highly innovative, integrated solutions.
abroad. He has a proven track record of achieving profitable The teams’ impressive wealth of knowledge and experience gives
sales growth and innovation-driven business transformations me lots of energy to grow the company even further on the world
across multiple international markets. map and to realize our ambitious Circle 50 on enquiry card

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