January 18, 2022

Hy-Line International appoints new president of operations

Hy-Line International, the world leader in layer poultry genetics, announced that Eduardo de Souza Pinto will join Hy-Line International in the newly created position of president of operations effective March 1.

He will have responsibility for all areas of internal production, administration, exports and logistics and will be based in Dallas Center, Iowa, the United States.

Jonathan Cade, president of Hy-Line International, will continue to lead all sales activities, customer support, business relations, marketing and technical service efforts. Dr. Danny Lubritz, director of research and development, will continue to focus on research and development of Hy-Line varieties.

"Eduardo will lead a strong team of specialists in the fields of pedigree and grandparent farm and hatchery management, biosecurity, quality, veterinary, compliance, finance, exports and logistics," said Jonathan Cade, president of Hy-Line International. "This executive position will ensure our layer varieties are supplied to you above and beyond your expectations (and it) shows our commitment to have an even stronger strategic leadership within Hy-Line."

Pinto comes from Valo Biomedia, a SPF egg business, where he was president for North and South America with a key focus on biosecurity, efficiency and on-time deliveries of SPF eggs to key vaccine manufacturers.

- Hy-Line