Haelen, The Netherlands
March 6, 2007
 Today
Nunhems BV announces the
appointment of Dr. Johan Peleman as Managing Director Research &
Development. Dr. Johan Peleman, 46 with Belgian nationality will
succeed Dr. Orlando de Ponti as Managing Director R&D in the
course of 2007 and started at Nunhems headquarters in Haelen,
the Netherlands on March 1 2007.
Mr. Douwe Zijp, Chief Executive Officer of Nunhems comments:
“The appointment of Johan Peleman is a strong impulse for our
strategy towards the implementation of the latest bio-technology
solutions into our global breeding activities. Johan will
further expand our innovative capabilities to create new
products and concepts, which together with our strong market
orientation and continuous dialogue with our vegetable chain
partners, will support our future business.”
In 1989 Johan started his career at the State University of
Ghent as a scientist. In 1990, he joined the start-up biotech
company Keygene, where he pioneered the application of DNA
markers to innovate breeding. In 2004 he was appointed Director
Applied Research of Keygene in Wageningen, the Netherlands. In
this position Johan was part of the management board. In his new
function as Nunhems Managing Director R&D and Board Member,
Johan will be responsible for the management and organization of
the global Nunhems R&D division and for the overall Nunhems R&D
strategy and policy.
“This new responsibility provides a great opportunity to
integrate the newest bio-technology innovations into the essence
of Nunhems research activities: vegetable plant breeding”, Dr.
Johan Peleman, Nunhems’ newly appointed Managing Director of
Research & Development comments. “I am excited to work on novel
products in direct contact with the breeding as well as the
market. I look forward to contribute to the success of the
company.”
Nunhems® is the global specialist in vegetable seeds and
sharing smart products, concepts and expertise with the
professional horticultural production industry and supply chain.
Its portfolio includes leading varieties and brands in crops
such as leek, onion, carrot, melon, cucumber, tomato,
watermelon, lettuce, pepper and chicory witloof. With annual
sales of EUR 180 million in 2005, Nunhems is among the world´s
four leading vegetable seed companies with an extensive rate of
28 species and some 2,500 varieties. With more than 1,200 people
Nunhems is present in all major vegetable production areas in
the world. Nunhems is a subsidiary of Bayer CropScience and is
responsible for its global vegetable seed business. |
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