Antoon van den Berg, co-founder of Hendrix Genetics, will now assume the role of CEO.  He will replace Jolanda van Haarlem, who will leave the company.  The position on the Supervisory Board currently occupied by van den Berg will be assumed by Wout Dekker.

Ms. van Haarlem, who joined the company in 2021, was instrumental in introducing Paine Schwartz Partners as a shareholder and developing corporate strategy through 2026.

Wout Dekker was previously the CEO of Dutch agribusiness holding company, Nutreco previously the owner of Euribrid bv. that was divested to form Hendrix-Genetics. 

Hendrix-Genetics has a broad, portfolio involved in egg production, turkeys, hogs, salmon and aquaculture.  The company employs 3,500 worldwide and is present in 100 nations.