Ib Jensen Takes Over from Jan Secher as New CEO of Perstorp Group Effective March 1st, Ib Jensen takes over from Jan Secher as Chief Executive Officer of Perstorp Group, headquartered in Malmö, Sweden and since 2022 part of PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG). Ib Jensen is a highly respected senior industry executive with a long career as CFO and extensive experience from M&A and integration of acquired companies, something that will be required in the next phase for Perstorp.
Since 2018, Dr. McKinney has served
as the Global Director of Alltech’s Enzyme Management platform. Prior to that role, he spent three years in Costa Rica focused on leveraging Alltech Crop Science technologies to control disease and reduce chemical applications. While there, he helped establish a fermentation lab to evaluate microbial solutions for disease control. He also worked
Jan Secher (left) with new CEO Ib Jensen (right)
in Alltech’s applications research program for more than a decade, playing an instrumental role in the design of Alltech True Check™, an in vitro digestion system that evaluates diets and the impacts of feed technology in monogastric animals. Dr. McKinney received his bachelor’s degree in agricultural biotechnology from the University of Kentucky, his master’s degree in brewing and distilling fermentation technology from Heriot-Watt University and his Ph.D. in agricultural biotechnology from Harper Adams University. Dr. Delles has supported Alltech as a
After more than 9 successful years as the CEO of Perstorp Group,
Jan Secher has decided to step down. This decision is based on a personal direction set more than a year ago, prior to the acquisition by PCG, allowing for a full search process to be conducted for his replacement. Ib Jensen has been CFO of Perstorp for the past year and was considered the most qualified candidate based on his knowledge of the company, long term experience of the specialty chemicals industry and high level of appreciation in both Perstorp as well as in PCG. Previous experience include CFO and executive roles within Finance and IT at companies such as Arxada, Lonza, Syngenta, Danisco and LEGO. Jan Secher left the CEO role until March 1st and will now serve
as an advisor to the new CEO and the Chairman, focusing on strategy and transferring external relationships. Monica Jönsson, former deputy CFO, will take on the role as CFO.
Alltech Appoints Dr. Kyle McKinney and Dr. Rebecca Delles to Lead New Innovation Department To accelerate innovation and keep Alltech has formed a new Innovation Department, appointing Dr. Kyle McKinney as vice president of innovation and Dr. Rebecca Delles as innovation & analytics manager. The team will be responsible for horizon scanning to meet the needs of tomorrow’s customers, rigorously challenging ideas before investment and bringing new technologies to market.
research scientist since 2013. Her focus has been on the impact of nutritional strategies on the oxidative stability of fresh meat products and the role of nutrition on inflammaging (the impact of inflammation on the aging process) in companion animals. She received her bachelor’s degree in medical technology at the State University of New York at Fredonia and her master’s, Ph.D. and MBA from the University of Kentucky.
Strong Poultry Line-Up to Support Customer’s Innovation & Sustainability Aspirations Premier Nutrition has appointed Ralph Bishop as Poultry Nutrition & Innovation Manager to lead its poultry team, with a focus on guiding customers to meet their sustainability targets. With a strong personal interest in
carbon footprint analysis, together with his nutrition bias in all areas of poultry, Ralph has already been instrumental in reducing
reliance on soya whilst achieving a range of flock welfare benefits on a number of customer farms.
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