March 2, 2016
Alltech hires Asia-Pacific technical team coordinator
Alltech has appointed Octavio Eckhardt as Asia-Pacific technical team coordinator, based in Bangkok.
Eckhardt graduated as a veterinarian from the University of São Paulo, Brazil in 2006 and joined the Brazilian group Perdigão (today Brasil Foods - BRF), one of the world''s largest swine and poultry integrators. He returned to the University of São Paulo in 2007 and obtained his master''s degree in animal nutrition and production in 2009.
Octavio then joined Virbac, one of the world''s top 10 animal health companies, in 2009 as a technical coordinator and later became sales manager for the swine and poultry range in Brazil. In 2011, he moved to Virbac''s headquarters in France as international marketing manager for the food-producing animal product line, responsible for technical and marketing support for Latin America and Asia Pacific.
In 2014, Eckhardt moved to Virbac''s Asia-Pacific offices in Thailand, managing marketing and technical support for the swine biological and pharmaceutical range in Asia, including the initial launch of the company''s swine vaccine range in the region.
Now as Alltech Asia-Pacific technical team coordinator, Eckhardt will further develop the company''s team of technical advisors and network of consultants, providing technical support to customers across the region.
"With a team of specialists in key segments of animal production, we aim to bring additional value to our clients. Our team''s primary goal is to ensure that Alltech''s research and solutions are applied for the benefit and profit of customers across the Asia-Pacific food production chain," said Eckhardt.