April 18, 2018

ForFarmers NV appoints new director of supply chain

Arthur van Och has been appointed director of supply chain in the executive committee of ForFarmers, effective May 14.

He succeeds Steven Read who was appointed COO of ForFarmers United Kingdom as of January 1 this year.

Van Och is currently director of logistics (Europe) for AB InBev, one of the world's leading beer brewers. He has gained extensive international supply chain experience during his 13 years at the company. Prior to his tenure at AB Inbev, van Och worked for Accenture and Philips.

As director of supply chain, van Och oversees purchasing, formulation, pricing process, engineering, logistics, manufacturing and continuous improvement (including quality, health and safety).

He will be based at the headquarters of ForFarmers in Lochem, the Netherlands.