November 10, 2011
Borregaard appoints new technical sales manager in Asia-Pacific
Borregaard LignoTech is expanding its staff to support the company's growth plan for the Asia-Pacific market by appointing Sotero M. Lasap, as Technical Sales Manager, Asia-Pacific effective from November 7 (Mon).
He is responsible for sales of the company's feed additives in the whole Asia-Pacific region. Lasap is based in Manila, Philippines, and will report to Tom Stylo, Business Manager Feed in Europe/Asia.
Lasap has been working in the Philippine animal feed Industry since 1995. He has had extensive experience with Borregaard LignoTech's pelleting aids LignoBond DD and PellTech, which he handled for ten years as product manager for a local distributor. Aside from pelleting aids, he has also handled mycotoxin binders, organic antimicrobials, phytogenic feed additives, feed enzymes and probiotocs/prebiotics for various local distributors in the Philippines.
Borregaard LignoTech, headquartered in Norway, currently has around 600 employees, eight production units globally and local sales representation on all continents. The company has recently set up a new global business area responsible for growing its feed additive business on all continents. Its product range includes lignin-based pellet binders and lubricating aids (PellTech, LignoBond DD and Ameri-Bond 2X), SoftAcid-acidifiers and Bypass Protein Technology.