Global animal health and nutrition company, Alltech, has appointed Dr. Serge Corneille as general manager for Alltech Japan and Matthew Smith as general Manager of Alltech New Zealand.

Corneille is a native of Belgium, and has been working in the Japanese aquaculture industry for the past 15 years. In addition to his management role, Corneille will also provide technical support to Alltech's Aquaculture division in Asia-Pacific.

Corneille holds a BSc, an MSc in Science Biology (fish endocrinology) and a PhD in the area of fish ecology and aquaculture from the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.

Prior to joining Alltech, Corneille worked with Marine Harvest where he held a number of different roles in sales, R&D, supply chain management and operations in France, South Korea and Japan. In 2007, he was appointed general manager of Marine Harvest Japan (Yellowtail Division), where he was responsible for the production of 4,000 tonnes and the sales of 5,000 tonnes of yellowtail fish.

Matthew Smith has been with Alltech for 10 years and has worked throughout Asia, Europe and North America. He has worked closely with producers and supporting distribution networks worldwide, advising on practical silage topics and general herd management. More recently, Smith has been global product manager for Sil-All silage inoculant and was responsible for Alltech's forage programme in Europe.