Zefirel consultants is a newly found business network providing business/management support by seasoned business experts to top executives and senior management in the global feed to food value chain.

P&L responsible for a 3 million ton animal nutrition company which is currently growing its manufacturing capacity to 4 million tons. The business is characterised by having an unique supply chain containing 5 own Panamax vessels, 150 railcars, over 200 trucks and over 400,000 tons biosecure storage capacity for raw materials. The main objective is to secure food availability while reducing the water foot print of animal feed production with innovative feed solutions. State of art business… Show more P&L responsible for a 3 million ton animal nutrition company which is currently growing its manufacturing capacity to 4 million tons. The business is characterised by having an unique supply chain containing 5 own Panamax vessels, 150 railcars, over 200 trucks and over 400,000 tons biosecure storage capacity for raw materials. The main objective is to secure food availability while reducing the water foot print of animal feed production with innovative feed solutions. State of art business systems (SAP) and platforms (Qpulse) have been put in place as well as OHSAS and ISO certifications and implementations. Show less

P&L management. Acquisition and integration of a major player in animal, fish and shrimp feeds and a major player in nutritional supplements for beef and dairy cattle. Merger of 11 entities into 2 with one management / top team and lean structure. Production expansion with 2 plants (pelleted feeds, extruded feeds, concentrates, mineral supplements). Prepared premix acquisition as finalised by Nutreco after leave to Arasco.

P&L management. Tripled specialty feed additives business of Selko. Investment in new factory for organic acid blends. Integrated acquired Sloten young animal feeds business in Nutreco. Strategic business planning and plan execution.

P&L management. Turn around business in USA, acquisition of major player in animal supplements and feed premixes and integration of 2 JV's as one wholly owned company in Mexico. First ERP implementation within Trouw Nutrition International.

P&L management. Successful turnaround of business. Investment new premix factory in Belfast, N-Ireland. Deep dive investigation of M&A opportunities.

P&L management. Member of Management team Trouw Nutrition International. Long term strategy plan 2000-2005. Introduction green solution for in-feed antibiotic growth promoter replacement. Business restructuring and management responsibility for business in UK, Ireland, Germany, Italy and newly acquired Polish business.

P&L management. Restructuring sales and distribution organisation. Margin and portfolio management, developing different value propositions by segments by species. Superior market communications. HR, IT and production as key other areas.

Product development immunologic products for swine. Swine marketing. Sales and distribution management all production animal species.

General practitioner for farm animals with an emphasis on dairy cattle, sheep and pigs in major production areas of the Netherlands.