Barentz Animal Nutrition Announces Leadership Transition

AVON, OHIO. May 24, 2023. Barentz, a leading global distributor of life science and specialty ingredients, is pleased to welcome John DeVos as President of our North American Animal Nutrition Division. Jerry Vergeer who previously served as the President of our Animal Nutrition Division in North America will transition to a global advisory role to support strategy and Principal development across the business, supporting the transition.

John joins Barentz from a career in the Animal Nutrition and Food Service Industries serving most recently as the Vice President of Global Sales for Ralco Nutrition. John has extensive experience in developing and executing integrated sales strategies servicing the Animal Health, Animal Nutrition, and Agronomy markets with highly technical, specialized products that deliver functional performance. His background has been built upon leading high performance commercial and technical teams as well as growing businesses with significant operational assets, emphasizing safety, quality, regulatory leadership, and fostering excellent customer service.

"We welcome John to Barentz as we continue to execute our strategy as a leader in the Animal Nutrition industry," Mike McKenna, CEO of Barentz North America, said. "We're excited about the future of our Animal Nutrition Division as we accelerate investment to drive long-term growth. We have built an amazing team to support and deliver better solutions for our customers and principal partners and I look forward to seeing where John and the team lead us."

Tim Lemeer, Global Vice President Animal Nutrition at Barentz comments: "We have been growing the Barentz Animal Nutrition division significantly over the past years, as evidenced through our expansion in North America. Our strategy is focused on accelerated regional growth and I am very pleased to welcome John in this leadership role. We express our appreciation to Jerry for his instrumental contributions to the business and with his continued support as a strategic advisor. I am confident that we are well prepared for future success to achieve our strategic goals. I would like to thank Jerry for his leadership and vision during the last several years and we look forward to his broader impact in this new role helping to drive our strategy."

Commented Mike McKenna, CEO of Barentz North America. "We remain excited about the trajectory and opportunities in Animal Nutrition as we will continue to build upon the success the business has achieved over the last several years."

About Barentz North America
Barentz is a leading global life science ingredients and specialty chemicals distributor. The company sources branded specialty ingredients from leading manufacturers worldwide and its ingredient experts provide value-added technical support which includes pre-mixing, blending, ingredient formulation and ingredient testing from its state-of-the-art, customized formulation centers and application laboratories in EMEA, Americas and Asia-Pacific.

Established in 1953, Barentz has operations in more than 70+ countries with a strong presence in Europe and North America, and a rapidly growing network in Latin America and Asia-Pacific. With a turnover of €2.5 billion, the company employs around 2,000 people worldwide and serves over 22,000 customers. For more information, visit: www.barentz-na.com

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Barentz North America
Jami Knoth, Marketing Manager
1390 Jaycox Road, Avon, OH  44011
440-937-1000