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NEW APPOINTMENTS

Cobb Appoints Bernardo Gallo to Lead New Senior Vice President of
its Latin America and Canada Business Corporate Communications in Arla

Cobb-Vantress, a leading global poul- Nick Hindle has made a strong impact
try genetics company, announces the throughout his time in Arla. He joined
appointment of Bernardo Gallo to lead Arla 7 years ago to ensure a more in-
its newly formed Latin American Canada ternational perspective in the Corporate
business unit, joining the Cobb Leader- Communications department and to en-
ship team, effective immediately. sure a stronger link between Communi-
“Bernardo is a proven, well-respected cations and our Commercial functions.
leader within Cobb and is uniquely suited Nick Hindle will leave his position in Arla
to lead this important business for our by the end of July.
company,” said Joyce J. Lee, President of Cobb. “His knowledge On this change, Hanne Søndergaard, Executive Vice Pres-
and familiarity of our customers makes him an ideal leader to ident, Agriculture, Sustainability and Communication says:
further grow Cobb’s influence in this leading poultry region. “Nick has made a strong impact throughout his time in Arla.
I am confident he is the right choice to advance our team in He has built strong capabilities across the communications
the region to even greater success.” functions – from the owners to public affairs, more presence
Gallo, a Brazilian native and poultry veterinarian, has broad on social media and on market communications. During these
experience spanning across multiple leadership roles within years, Arla is recognized as a leader on sustainability and this
Cobb as well as previous company experience across sales, important work will continue. I want to thank Nick for driving
technical leadership, nutrition, and veterinarian services with important agendas during his time in Arla and he has brought
Tyson Foods, BRF, Cargill and Globoaves. Comms to a solid position and a highly valued function. With
Circle 35 on enquiry card this solid position, we have agreed that there is an opportunity
for both Nick and Arla to move to the next chapter on our
journey. Nick would like to explore opportunities closer to
Zoetis Announces his family home in the UK".
Appointment of Ester Circle 36 on enquiry card
Banque as President of CHANGES TO YARA’S GROUP
U.S. Operations for World EXECUTIVE BOARD
Leader in Animal Health
Magnus Krogh Ankarstrand
Announced the addition of Ester Ban- is appointed EVP Corporate
que as Executive Vice President and President, U.S. Operations, Development at Yara. Ankar-
for the company, effective July 10, 2023. Ms. Banque is an strand has held the position
accomplished global senior executive with over 30 years of of CEO, Yara Clean Ammonia
experience in health sciences with top tier pharmaceutical since 2021 and has previous-
companies. Ester will be a member of the Zoetis Executive ly held positions as SVP Yara
team and report to Chief Executive Officer Kristin Peck. North America, CFO of the In-
“We are excited to welcome Ester Banque to lead our U.S. dustrial segment and Director
business after a thoughtful and extensive search process,” of Strategy & Business Development. He also has previous
said Kristin Peck, CEO of Zoetis. “We were impressed by experience from The Boston Consulting Group and the Royal
Ester’s diverse, global experience, leadership of high per- Norwegian Navy. Magnus holds a degree from The Norwegian
forming teams, and above-market growth achievements. School of Economics (NHH - Siviløkonom).
She is a passionate, purpose-driven leader who brings diverse The process to identify Ankarstrand´s successor as CEO of
experience and an impressive track record of driving results, Yara Clean Ammonia has been initiated, and during a transition
which will promote Zoetis’ long-term sustainable growth.” phase Ankarstrand will retain also this responsibility.
In this role, Ms. Banque will have responsibility for the com- Jorge Noval is named EVP & CEO Yara Industrial Solutions.
pany’s U.S. commercial operations, continuing to broaden and Noval has held the position of President, Yara Industrial Solu-
expand the company’s key franchises and shape the market tions, and will with this change be a member of the Yara
for future innovation - providing exceptional experiences for Group Executive Board.
companion animal and livestock customers.
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Ceva Animal Health has appointed Regional Director
Ceva Animal Health has appointed Roy Geary as regional director in the Northern Europe region, which
comprises the UK, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland.
He will lead the company in each of the Northern Europe territories to drive business development with
a wide range of products, equipment and services, while building and leading the country’s teams.
He has extensive experience and has spent the last 10 years at Zoetis in a variety of roles including gen-
eral manager for the Nordic region and Ireland and international customer experience lead. He also spent
10 years at Pfizer Animal Health and six years at Dairygold AI and Farm Services and has an MBA from
University College Cork in Ireland. Circle 39 on enquiry card

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