January 4, 2024

New VP of innovation and research appointed for Trouw Nutrition

 

Nutreco announced last month that Eduardo Lopes Alberto has been appointed vice president of innovation and research for Trouw Nutrition, effective  January 2024. 

Before joining Nutreco, Alberto spent seven years at dsm-firmenich as vice president (North America) and most recently as the organisation's vice president of global innovation, animal nutrition and health, where he focused on driving strategic investments and successful launches of innovative technologies and services worldwide.

Prior to joining dsm, Alberto spent 16 years at Elanco Animal Health, with diverse global roles in marketing, sales and R&D and managing business operations in the United States, Asia and Latin America. He is a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, who holds an MBA from the University of São Paulo, Brazil, and a specialised postgraduate in marketing from Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM). He also completed the General Management Program at Harvard Business School.

In his role, Alberto will be responsible for global innovation at Trouw Nutrition, with primary responsibility for ensuring the development and delivery of the global innovation agenda and stewarding the innovation investment. He will report to David Blakemore, chief executive officer of Trouw Nutrition. 

"I'm delighted that Eduardo is joining the team and bringing his two-decades of commercial and industry experience and innovation leadership to Trouw Nutrition and Nutreco," said Blakemore. "Eduardo's passion for building strong internal and external relationships and connecting global capabilities to solve the challenges facing our customers and our industry will accelerate the transformation and growth of our business."

"I am thrilled to be joining Nutreco at a time when the animal nutrition industry sees such great opportunity for innovation," said Alberto. "I'm excited to start exploring how we further enhance and grow the Trouw Nutrition business to enable Nutreco to achieve its purpose of "Feeding the Future"."

- Trouw Nutrition