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AGCO, Duluth, Ga. — Eric Hansotia has been appointed chairman, president and chief executive officer, effective Jan. 1, 2021. Hansotia is currently senior vice president and chief operating officer.

Martin Richenhagen will retire as chairman, president and chief executive officer on Dec. 31, 2020.

AGTEGRA, Aberdeen, S.D. — Milt Handcock has joined the cooperative as Northwest region manager. Handcock will lead the Northwest region locations as well as the entire staff in that region.

ALLFLEX LIVESTOCK INTELLIGENCE, Madison, Wis. — Paul Koffman has been appointed North America lead. Koffman will be responsible for the livestock identification, monitoring and traceability businesses in the U.S. and Canada. He most recently led the North American monitoring business.

AMLAN INTERNATIONAL, Chicago, Ill. — Dr. Kreangkrai “Pong” Sangthongdang has been named Thailand country manager. Sangthongdang will lead local business development and strategic efforts from Bangkok, Thailand. He was previously with Diamond V.

ARM & HAMMER ANIMAL & FOOD PRODUCTION, Princeton, N.J. — Roger Beers has joined the company as global director of food safety. Beers will help develop and grow the food production business and will lead and direct global operations. He was previously with Barrow-Agee Laboratories.

Mark Martinez has been promoted to director, Americas sales. Martinez will oversee all ruminant and monogastric sales in North, Central and South America. He was most recently manager of business development and national accounts.

BIORIGIN, Sao Paulo, Brazil — Dr. Alessandro Lima has been appointed global feed business manager.

Dr. Claudia Mônaco has joined the sales team as sales manager for Brazil.

Dr. Thaila Putarov has joined the technical sales team as global technical manager for pets. Putarov was previously with the FCAV-UNESP Pet Nutrition Research Lab.

CHR. HANSEN, Milwaukee, Wis. — Nick Bryars has joined the company as poultry account manager. Bryars will promote the GALLIPRO portfolio of products in the Midwest, with a focus on layer and turkey accounts.

FARMERS EDGE, Lincoln, Neb. — Aaron Robinson has been appointed chief revenue officer. Robinson will lead a sustainable, customer-focused growth trajectory and will be responsible for driving integration and alignment across all revenue strategies. He was previously with Bayer Crop Science.

GROWERS EDGE, Johnston, Iowa — Hollie Bunn has been appointed vice president of lending operations. Bunn will focus on hiring the lending platform team, developing the financing organization and cultivating relationships with agricultural retailers and industry suppliers. She was previously with Farmers National Bank of Canfield, Ohio.

HAMLET PROTEIN, Horsens, Denmark — hiring of two technical sales consultant to support its ambitious growth agenda in Latin America. They will focus on driving an increased market penetration in swine nutrition and support a successful entrance in the poultry markets across the region.

Dr. Jose Luis Laparra has joined the company as technical sales consultant in Latin America. Laparra will support sales in Mexico and Central America.

Angela Mejia has joined the company as technical sales consultant in Latin America. Mejia will support sales in South America.

INDUSTRIAL MAGNETICS INC., Boyne City, Mich. — Aaron Evans has been appointed regional manager for the western U.S. territory. Evans will cover Arizona, Utah, central and southern California and southern Nevada. He was previously with Kaman Distribution.

KEMIN NUTRISURANCE, Des Moines, Iowa — Nicola Abrate has been appointed operations director — palatants and proteins. Abrate was most recently operations manager in Veronella, Italy.

Alberto Muñoz has been appointed marketing director. Muñoz was most recently involved in the Health & Nutrition Platform.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FOOD & AGRICULTURE, Washington, D.C. — Dr. Debora Hamernik has joined the agency as division director of the Institute of Food Production and Sustainability's Division of Animal Systems. Hamernik was previously with the University of Nebraska.

Dr. Suzanne Stluka joined the agency as division director for the Division of Family & Consumer Sciences and to lead the Division of Youth & 4-H in the Institute of Youth, Family & Community. Stluka was previously with Montana State University Extension.

PHM BRANDS, Denver, Colo. — Chris Gross has joined the company as vice president, feed ingredient merchandising. Gross will oversee feed ingredients, commodities and risk management. She was previously with Trinidad Benham.

WESTWAY FEED PRODUCTS, Tomball, Texas — Blaine Blackburn has joined the company as vice president of sales and marketing. Blackburn will lead the strategy for sales and marketing while guiding the salesperson team. He was previously with Cargill Animal Nutrition.

WILBUR-ELLIS, San Francisco, Cal. — Amie Thesingh has joined the company as vice president of corporate business development. Thesingh will be responsible for mergers and acquisitions as well as corporate strategy and development. She was previously with Cargill.

ZINPRO CORP., Eden Prairie, Minn. — Dr. Timur Akmaliev has been promoted to regional manager–Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Akmaliev will lead the company's business growth and development for CIS and Russian customers. He was most recently country manager for Russia and CIS.

Francisco Dias has joined the company as country manager monogastrics–U.K., Ireland and Scandinavia. Dias will be responsible for leading the strategic direction for monogastric species, with an emphasis on poultry and sustainable production in these regions.

Ekaterina Velikorodnaya has joined the company as digital marketing associate for Russia and the larger Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Velikorodnaya will work to expand the company's digital presence and support ongoing marketing and sales initiatives in the region.