Nutreco announces changes in its Executive Committee

Press Release
Corporate
30 June 2020

Nutreco has today announced a number of changes in its Executive Committee (ExCo). Harm de Wildt, Nutreco Chief Operating Officer and CEO Trouw Nutrition, will retire from the company. His role will be taken over by Saskia Korink, currently Innovation Director at Trouw Nutrition. At the same time, Nutreco’s Chief Innovation Officer Viggo Halseth has announced he will step down from the ExCo. He will continue in his current role, focusing full-time on developments, projects and investments in alternative aquaculture farming.

After a career at Nutreco spanning over 19 years, Harm de Wildt has announced he will retire from the company at the end of 2020. Saskia Korink will take on the role of Nutreco Chief Operating Officer and CEO Trouw Nutrition, from August 15. Until the end of the year, Harm will support Saskia in her transition into the role and lead a number of key projects. He will continue to report into Nutreco CEO Rob Koremans.

“Harm has been a stalwart of the company for many years and his tireless enthusiasm and commitment has brought about lasting positive impact in Nutreco,” says Rob. “Over recent years, he has successfully introduced a Trouw Nutrition global strategy focused on nutrition, health and precision farming while developing an innovation strategy for the division. We will miss Harm and wish him all the best in future.”

“I have really enjoyed the past 19 years at Nutreco and will be sad to leave but I’m excited about the new phase in my life. In Saskia I believe we have found the right leader for Trouw Nutrition, with the skills and knowledge to successfully take the division into the future.”
Harm de Wildt

Saskia joined Nutreco just under two years ago as Innovation Director and has been pivotal in bringing R&D and marketing closer together and in the success of Trouw Nutrition’s newly-created Species Councils. She has also implemented a customer-focused innovation approach to accelerate bringing innovation to the market. Prior to joining Nutreco, she worked at Cargill for over 10 years in a number of roles, including as leader of the Latin American Cocoa business and as Global Marketing Director for Cargill’s Animal Nutrition business. She also held senior-level positions in a number of other companies, including Chief Operating Officer responsible for ABS at Genus plc.

 “I’m delighted that Saskia has accepted the role and excited that she joins the ExCo and will bring value, not just to Trouw Nutrition but also in leading the Nutreco as a whole,” Rob says. “Through her work over the past two years, she has proven herself to have a deep knowledge about our industry and our value chain, and she has already made significant positive changes in the way we develop and market our products.”