October 9, 2012

Aviagen Turkeys Ltd announces the appointment of Clay Burrows as Managing Director of Aviagen Turkeys Ltd. starting December 2012.

Ian Hamilton, who has been with the Aviagen Group for 15 years, has decided to pursue some different challenges and hands over the leadership to Burrows at the end of this year.

Burrows brings with him many years of experience from within the poultry industry. Most recently, he served as the Agricultural Director at Cranberry Foods, and prior to this at Grampian Food Group.

Aviagen Turkeys is the premier supplier of turkey breeding stock worldwide, supporting the world-class brands of B.U.T. and Nicholas. Providing customers with choice it presents an extensive product portfolio including the farm fresh sector. Unique among turkey primary breeders, Aviagen Turkeys is a truly global supplier, with pedigree breeding programmes in Europe (Aviagen Turkeys, Ltd.) and the USA (Aviagen Turkeys, Inc.).