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QS Advisory Board under new leadership

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Johannes Röring new chairman of the QS advisory board for beef, veal and pork

Johannes Röring, farmer and MP from the district of Borken (NRW), is the new chairman of the advisory board for beef, veal and pork in the QS scheme. In January, the members of the Advisory Board elected him as the successor to Franz-Josef Möllers, who in this function had campaigned for the reliability and practical application of the QS scheme for more than ten years.

Röring has been President of the Westphalian-Lippe Farmers' Association (WLV) since May 2012 and represents - also as successor to Franz-Josef Möllers - in the German Farmers' Association (DBV) as "Refining President" with a focus on the interests of rural livestock farmers.

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New managing director at Woelke

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Thorsten Tischer intensifies the broader line-up of Woelke Holsteinische Wurstmacherei

 

Thorsten Tischer (41 y.) Has been the new managing director of Woelke Holsteinische Wurstmacherei GmbH since January 1st, 2013. Tischer previously worked for almost two years as managing director at GILDE foodservice GmbH (GFS), which he left at his own request to face new challenges. Thorsten Tischer's other professional positions were sales manager and authorized signatory at Döllinghareico GmbH and general sales manager at Alpenhain Camembert-Werk.

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Peter Grothues new managing director of the DLG exhibition department

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On October 1, 2012, Peter Grothues (53) took over the management of the exhibitions department of the Frankfurt am Main-based DLG (German Agricultural Society eV) and DLG Service GmbH. He succeeds Dr. Jochen Köckler, who left the DLG on April 30th.

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Frank Nölke is the new CEO of Group Nölke

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Chief Representative Hermann Arnold finished his interim activity - the market leader in poultry sausage looks with restructuring on track

Frank Nölke (47) switched from the advisory board to the management of the Nölke Group on July 15. As Chairman of the Management Board, he will continue the comprehensive restructuring that began in 2011 at the market leader in the poultry sausage market (Gutfried brand).

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ZENTRAG Personnel: Christian Leuthner

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Christian Leuthner (39 years old) is the new head of the meat/poultry department at ZENTRAG Central Cooperative of the European Butchers' Trade. Christian Leuthner is a trained master butcher and studied business administration. Before that, he was Purchasing Manager at Migros Germany for the fresh food sector with fruit, dairy, meat, fish and cheese for five years. Another previous station in his professional career was ten years as purchasing manager at the Marktkauf AVA Group, which has belonged to Edeka since 2006.

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Claudia Reinartz new "Manager Global Retail Projects" at Bizerba

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Claudia Reinartz has been the new Manager Global Retail Projects at Bizerba since January 01st, 2012. The business administration graduate has specialized in software and IT services since 1990. Before she came to Bizerba, she worked as a strategy consultant at IBM IT Management Consulting. The 44-year-old successfully supported customers from various industries in the conception and implementation of transformation projects. 

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Paul Coenen retires - Kristophe Thijs takes the helm

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After 22 years as managing director of Flanders' agricultural marketing office VLAM in Cologne, Paul Coenen is retiring at the end of the year.

From January 2012, Kristophe Thijs will take over the management. The 36-year-old Fleming worked as an editor at the media group Concerta after studying communications management at the University of Applied Sciences in Antwerp. After further training in communications and press work, Thijs worked for six years as communications manager and team leader for sales promotion at the feed manufacturer Nutreco Feed Belgium.

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Rudolf Hepp appointed Deputy DLG General Manager

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The board of directors of the DLG (German Agricultural Society) has appointed Rudolf Hepp as deputy general manager. Rudolf Hepp (48) has been Managing Director of the DLG Food Test Center since 2006 and during this time has innovatively and successfully further developed the area of ​​food testing at the DLG. The number of foodstuffs tested each year has risen steadily, and at the same time the DLG awards have been expanded to include new product groups such as soft drinks, vinegar and oil, and coffee. The positioning of the DLG in the food industry and the development of test systems along the entire value chain are also the focus of the graduate industrial engineer.

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