February 22, 2022

Aviagen Anadolu appoints new general manager

Aviagen^® Anadolu announced the appointment of Burak Kaleli as its new general manager.

In this new position, Kaleli will continue to lead the Turkish business forward by continuing to provide customers with the best-quality breeding stock, supported by a local, knowledgeable team that is committed to supporting Aviagen's customers throughout Turkey, the Middle East and Africa (TMEA).

Kaleli holds a Bachelor of Science in food engineering from the Middle East Technical University in Turkey, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Central Missouri, the United States.

Working for Aviagen for more than 20 years, he started as commercial manager with Ross Breeders Anadolu in Turkey before moving to New Zealand, managing the sales, production planning and export for Aviagen Australia and New Zealand.

Kaleli later became international planning and quality manager before moving to his previous role as TMEA planning and commercial support manager, where he led the planning, business information and commercial support activities for the TMEA Business Management Group.

Kaleli said: "We have challenging but very exciting times ahead of us. We are investing heavily and expanding our farming base and hatchery capacity in Turkey, which brings a lot of responsibility. We have a great team of people, and with the best state-of-the art facilities, we will strive to make Aviagen Anadolu the best in Aviagen, not only in terms of production performance but also in chick quality and customer service."

"The Ross^® brand already has a well-established presence within the Turkish market thanks to the genetic potential of the Ross birds, the hard work of our team and the dedication of our loyal customers," said Tom Exley, president of Aviagen Turkey, Middle East and Africa. "Burak has extensive experience within the industry and also within Aviagen, and we are delighted to welcome him back into the Aviagen Anadolu team where he first started out. On behalf of the full TMEA team, I'd like to wish Burak every success in his new adventure as general manager."

- Aviagen