People: Lallemand Animal Nutrition appoints Country Manager for New Zealand

Alun will succeed Chris Whalley, the managing director and founder of Lallemand’s New Zealand subsidiary, Vitec Nutrition, ahead of Chris Whalley’s planned retirement from full time employment later this year. Chris will continue to be closely involved with the Vitec Nutrition business on a part time basis providing nutritional and technical support to a number of key accounts.

 

Alun joins Lallemand from his current position as National Technical Services Manager for Viterra New Zealand, a role he has held since 2008. Alun holds a Masters in Poultry Science from the University of Natal and previously worked for seven years as a Nutritionist and Technical Manager for the integrated poultry producer Tegel Foods prior  to the sale  and transfer in 2008 of its ruminant and third party monogastric feed milling business to Viterra.