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NEW APPOINTMENTS

Marco Tschanz appointed new CEO of Barbour Named Production
Bell Food Group from June 2024 Planner for Chore-Time

Marco Tschanz (48) will take over as Melissa Barbour has been named
the new CEO of the Bell Food Group on Production Planner for Chore-Time, ac-
1 June 2024, while also serving as the cording to Jo Coverstone, Supply Chain
head of the Bell Switzerland business Manager for the CTB Inc. business unit.
area. The newly appointed CEO has In her new role, Barbour will plan and
been with the Bell Food Group for nine manage the production schedule and
years. He joined the company as CFO inventory levels to meet production
and a member of the Group Executive goals and customer order timelines.
Board in 2014. In 2019, he changed Prior to joining Chore-Time, she gained
roles within the Group Executive Board and took over as experience in various positions such as master planner &
the head of the Bell International business area. In 2022, he scheduler, buyer & scheduler and admin III – HR & purchasing.
also concurrently took on the management of the Eisberg Barbour is a graduate of Ivy Tech where she received her de-
business area. Joos Sutter, Chair of the Board of Directors gree in business and is currently working towards her APICS
explains his appointment as follows: "Marco Tschanz has an certification in CPIM (Certified in Production and Inventory
impressive track record with the Bell Food Group, both at Management).
the operational and strategic levels." Under his leadership, Circle 45 on enquiry card
the strategic repositioning of Bell International resulted in
the sustained turnaround of this business area. During his Pivot Bio Appoints Industry Veteran to
time in the role, the fresh convenience product range was
also successfully launched in the Austrian market, and Eisberg Lead Manufacturing & Supply Chain
products were positioned strategically in Eastern Europe. Pivot Bio, Inc., a sustainable agriculture
Respected within the company as well as externally company delivering farmers patented
With this appointment, the Board of Directors is backing him crop nutrition technologies that har-
as someone who is respected internally within the company ness the power of nature to reliably and
as well as externally, and is ensuring continuity in manage- productively grow the food the world
ment. "At the same time,", says Joos Sutter, "«we are laying needs, has named Balaji Venkataraman
the groundwork for the company's dynamic development." Senior Vice President of Manufacturing
Marco Tschanz on his appointment: "The Bell Food Group is a and Supply Chain to lead in-house and
successful company with a strong business model. I'm looking third-party manufacturing, supply chain
forward to continuing to work on our success story, spanning and procurement. He will report to the company’s President
more than 150 years, with the support of a strong team and and COO, Lisa Safarian.
more than 13,000 committed and competent employees." “Balaji brings decades of expertise as a global operations
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deliver operational excellence, and optimizing processes to
improve safety and profitability,” said Safarian. “I’m thrilled
UFAC-UK appoints Dirk Van Kessel as to welcome him to the team as Pivot Bio embarks on a new
new European Development Manager phase of growth.” Circle 46 on enquiry card

UK nutritional supplement manufac-
turer and supplier to the animal feed Symrise Aqua Feed announces the
industry, UFAC-UK has appointed Dirk
Van Kessel as its new European De- appointment of Eduardo HUREL as
velopment Manager, to support in its Latin America and North America
ongoing development plans that have Sales Director.
been transforming the business over the
past few years. Since October 1st, Eduardo oversees
Operating from the UFAC-UK New- the business and performance in Latin
market headquarters in Suffolk, and from his home in Lithuania, America and North America. Based in
Netherlands-born Dirk officially started the new role at the Duran, Ecuador, he will also define and
beginning of October 2023 after an education and exten- manage the sales and marketing strategy
sive career in ruminant and monogastric nutrition. Spending of his zone.
10 years alone working for LNB International Feed, which Eduardo has been part of Symrise
has now been acquired by Cargill, and a further four years since 2018, he successfully developed
working for Keenan, now owned by Alltech, means Dirk is a the fish and shrimp hydrolysate business
well-recognised face in the industry. in Ecuador and Latin America. His experience and acknowl-
Dirk’s enthusiasm for sales later led him to develop his own edge of the market will help him to succeed in his new role.
consultancy company in Poland before joining Micron Bio Sys- Symrise Aqua Feed specializes in developing, testing, and
tems, the UK-based bio solutions business that was acquired manufacturing sustainable ingredients and palatability en-
by Volac, for a further three years. His previous experience in hancers that help aquafeed manufacturers produce high
Europe, Russia and the Middle East has allowed him to build performance diet and feed with low carbon footprint.
strong cultural connections that he believes will be beneficial
during the first few months of his role, as UFAC-UK looks
to build and develop new business relationships in Europe.
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