EGM approves appointment of Viggo Halseth as member of Nutreco's Executive Board
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
We are pleased to announce that today the Extraordinary General Meeting of
Shareholders approved Nutreco's proposal to appoint Mr Viggo Halseth as member
of Nutreco's Executive Board. Viggo Halseth will be appointed as Chief Operating
Officer of the Aquaculture division and in that position he will succeed Knut
Nesse who is appointed Nutreco CEO starting 1 August. The appointment of Viggo
Halseth is for a period of 4 years, effective 1 August 2012 and terminating on
1 August 2016.
Mr V. Halseth (1958), Norwegian, is educated in animal husbandry (University of
Agriculture, Norway) and in business management (Norwegian Business School). He
has worked for Skretting since 1984 and has served the company in a broad range
of national and international managerial roles. He started his career with
technical positions in sales, marketing, research and development. Since 1999 he
fulfilled several general management positions. In 2007 he was appointed
Managing Director of Skretting business group Trout and Marine. From 2009
onwards he holds the position Managing Director of Skretting Northern Europe and
Australia.
Viggo Halseth has fulfilled an important role in the success of Nutreco's
Aquaculture division.
After his appointment, as from 1 August 2012 the Nutreco Executive Board will
consist of Knut Nesse (CEO), Gosse Boon (CFO), Jerry Vergeer (COO Animal
Nutrition) and Viggo Halseth (COO Aquaculture).
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Nutreco
Nutreco is a global leader in animal nutrition and fish feed. Our advanced feed
solutions are at the origin of food for millions of consumers worldwide.
Quality, innovation and sustainability are guiding principles, embedded in the
Nutreco culture from research and raw material procurement to products and
services for agriculture and aquaculture. Experience across 100 years brings
Nutreco a rich heritage of knowledge and experience for building its future.
Nutreco employs approximately 10,000 people in 30 countries, with sales in 80
countries. Nutreco is listed on the NYSE Euronext stock exchange in Amsterdam
and had an annual revenue of EUR 4.7 billion in 2011.
www.nutreco.com
For more information:
Jurgen Pullens, Director Investor Relations and Corporate Communications,
Nutreco
Telephone: +31 (0)33 422 6134
Mobile: +31 (0)6 515 99483
E-mail: jurgen.pullens(at)nutreco.com
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