February 28, 2007

 

Danisco beefs up sales and technical team with new expertise

 

Press release
 

 

Danisco Animal Nutrition has bolstered its sales and technical team with the appointment of Dr Peter Plumstead as Global Technical Services Manager and Ed Wyatt as Sales Manager in the US.

 

After graduating with a B.S. Agriculture (Honours) in Animal Science at the University of Pretoria, South Africa, Dr Plumstead worked as Senior Nutritionist with the Meadow Feeds Group, South Africa's largest feed manufacturer.

 

Following that, he was a research assistant to Dr John Brake in the Department of Poultry Science at North Carolina State University, where he recently completed a Ph.D in Nutrition and Poultry Science.

 

Based at Danisco Animal Nutrition's headquarters in Marlborough, England, Dr Plumstead will report to Dr Gary Partridge, Global Technical Services Director.

 

Ed Wyatt attained a Master's degree in Business Management at Birmingham Southern College, and has experience in the animal nutrition sector as Senior Account Manager tasked with business development in the mid- and north-eastern Atlantic and Ontario, Canada. He has also held senior purchasing positions with Conagra and Marshall Durbin Company.

 

Wyatt will be based in Brentwood, Tennessee, reporting to Joe Slattery, Business Manager.

 

 
 Dr Peter Plumstead                                           Ed Wyatt

 

Danisco Animal Nutrition, a division of leading global food ingredient specialist Danisco A/S (Denmark), pioneered the development and use of enzymes and betaine in animal nutrition. Its products are now widely used by poultry and pig producers throughout the world. The company's mission is to deliver innovative, sustainable solutions that increase the efficiency and safety of the food production chain in an environmentally responsible way.  Further details are available at: www.danisco.com/animalnutrition

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Andrea Barletta                                    Julian Cooksley

Global Marketing Director                      Account Manager

Danisco Animal Nutrition                       Kendalls Communications

Tel: +44 (0) 1672-517777                     Tel: +44 (0) 1394-610022

E-mail: andrea.barletta@danisco.com     E-mail: julian.cooksley@kendallscom.co.uk