EW Nutrition, a leading player in the global animal health and nutrition industry, has appointed two industry professionals to lead the South East Asia and Pacific (SEAP) and China teams, respectively, after a year of geographical and commercial expansion.

EW Nutrition announced that starting Jan. 1, Hai Xia Zhu will lead EW Nutrition’s China team. With a background of more than 15 years in leadership roles in animal protein production, she takes over a growing business in a highly promising market.

“EW Nutrition’s team in China has already demonstrated excellence in providing customer-centric solutions. I’m happy to lead the team into the next chapter of our growth,” Hai said.

Also as of Jan. 1, Gert-Jan Gerrits takes over the SEAP unit, bringing more than 20 years of experience leading teams in the animal farming, health and nutrition industry. He will be located in Singapore.

“I’m extremely pleased with the welcome I have received in EW Nutrition, and quite impressed with the range of powerful solutions and capabilities it brings to the SEAP market. I look forward to working with a team of high achievers,” said Gerrits.

EW Nutrition chief executive officer Jan Vanbrabant welcomed them at the company’s Germany headquarters. “We provide top-tier solutions for animal gut health, toxin risk management, growth performance etc., and we now have a full team of top-tier executives leading EW Nutrition’s commercial expansion into a new era of growth. We welcome Gert-Jan and Hai Xia with open arms and wish them every success.”

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