May 20, 2024

BioMar announces changes in management in Ecuador

BioMar Ecuador's current finance director, Andres Rivadulla, will take over as general manager.

"Under the leadership of Danny Velez, we have seen our operation in Ecuador go through a tremendous growth process," said Henrik Aarestrup, vice president (LATAM, shrimp and hatchery) at BioMar. "He is passing on a company in excellent shape despite the difficult environment for both our staff and customers with national security challenges, continued power cuts that interrupt production, and low shrimp prices."

Velez joined Alimentsa in 1991 as operations manager. In 1993, he was appointed vice general manager.

When BioMar Group acquired Alimentsa in 2017, Velez became the first general manager of BioMar Ecuador. He successfully took the company through its transition from a family-owned local business to becoming a part of a leading multinational feed company.

Rivadulla joined BioMar Ecuador from the well-known French supplier of plastic pens and lighters, Bic, in 2018, and has equally contributed to the success of BioMar Ecuador in recent years, BioMar said.

"Andres has, as finance director, demonstrated great skill and overview, and in the last couple of years, he has taken on a role beyond the original scope of his position," Aarestrup added. "This leaves me confident that he will be able to lead the continued development of BioMar Ecuador."

For the next 12 months, Velez will act as special counselor to BioMar Ecuador and the board of directors of BioMar Ecuador.

- BioMar