Diamond V Europe hires monogastric commercial manager

Dr. Attila Kovács, DVM, MVSc has joined Diamond V as Monogastric Commercial Manager - Europe.
 
In his new role, Dr. Kovács will help grow and support the company's poultry and swine business in Europe.
 
Dr. Kovács was born and raised in Bistriţa, Romania, and speaks Hungarian, his mother tongue, as well as fluent Romanian, English, Spanish and German. He studied Veterinary Medicine at the University of Agricultural Science & Veterinary Medicine in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, specialising in animal nutrition, pathology, and surgery. His bachelor thesis focused on phytogenic plant extracts for stress reduction in animals. He later earned his MVSc, also at the university in Cluj-Napoca, researching the epidemiological and immunological consequences of natural infection of Marek's disease virus in chickens.
 
Dr. Kovács joined the animal industry working as a technical sales manager for German-based Biochem. He later joined Austria-based Biomin, where he advanced to lead the management team focused on acid-based products.
 
Dr. Kovács  is based in Vienna, Austria.