October 5, 2012                                 

Dr Dinesh Bhosale is elected to serve as the 23rd Chairman of the Compound Livestock Feed Manufacturers' Association (CLFMA) of India.

Dr Bhosale is Regional Sales Director in South Asia for AB Vista, the global supplier of micro-ingredients to the animal feed industry. He has both a PhD and an MVSc in Animal Nutrition from the Indian Veterinary Research Institute.

Taking over from Balram Singh Yadav, Managing Director of Godrej Agrovet Ltd., Dr Bhosale will now chair the CLFMA until September 2014. Deputy Chairmen for the two-year term are Rahul Kumar, Managing Director of Amul Dairy; Dr Sandeep Karkhanis, Country Director of Cargill Animal Nutrition; and Amit Saraogi, Managing Director of Anmol Feeds. Dr P G Phalke (ICC Impex) is Honorary Secretary and Dr Sameer Sawant (DSM) is Treasurer.

Dr Bhosale said: "I am delighted to have been elected as Chairman of the CLFMA of India, the sole national body to represent the livestock industry in India. I look forward to the challenges the next two years will bring and meeting the needs of our wide range of members, from feed manufacturers to breeding farms."