Barentz appoints Daniel Hitz as the new CEO for APAC

Hoofddorp, January 4^th, 2022. Barentz International B.V. announces that Daniel Hitz has been appointed as CEO for APAC, starting from January 17^th, 2022.

Daniel Hitz brings over 30 years of strategic and operational business experience across Asia Pacific, Australia-New Zealand, and Europe regions in a diverse range of customer, commercial, business development, and technical roles. Daniel was last associated with OFI Olam where he held the role of VP Business Development. Prior to this, he was with Kerry Ingredients for over 16 years, as a member of the Executive Management Team. Daniel holds a bachelor’s degree in Applied Science specializing in Food Technology from the University of Western Sydney, Australia.

Hidde van der Wal, CEO of Barentz commented: ‘We warmly welcome Daniel as our new CEO for APAC. We have entered our next phase of growth and expansion, and one of the key areas for growth is APAC. Our local partners and teams have already achieved some great results in human nutrition and personal care and with the recent acquisition of Gangwal in India, we also have a firm stepping stone for growth in the pharmaceutical market. Daniel has great experience in the APAC ingredient business, and he reports to our APAC responsible executive board member Kees Schepers.’