Appointments at Addcon

Kurt Wegleitner has joined the Addcon group of companies to direct its global marketing and sales activities.  Kurt Wegleitner, who has more than 10 years experience in the feed industry previously worked for a global supplier of feed additives in Europe, Africa, Australia and Asia.

“It is a huge opportunity to bring our  know-how, experience and technology in feed preservation and natural growth promotion from Germany to our customers wherever they are. Addcon has more than 50 years of experience in working with organics acids- this knowledge will help our customers keep their feed clean and safe,“ said Kurt Wegleitner.”

“One of my main tasks is to strengthen the cooperation with business partners and customers for mutual benefit,“ continues Kurt Wegleitner.

Bernd Kochannek, CEO of the Addcon Group sees growth potential for its activities in various sectors and regions. “Our main advantage is the backward integration of our production. This backward integration will help us to guarantee stable supply of our products. Especially in times of volatile raw material prices, such backward integration is of major importance, and makes us a trustworthy supplier”, says Bernd Kochannek.

Dr. Kai-J. Kühlmann joins aquaculture team in Asia

ADDCON Asia also announced that Dr. Kai-J. Kühlmann has joined the group of companies to promote its aquaculture products in the region. Dr. Kühlmann has more than 15 years of experience in tropical aquaculture and coastal resource management. Previously he has worked in aquaculture extension and development projects in the Philippines assigned through the German Development Service (DED).

“It is a challenging opportunity to synergize the European ADDCON management technologies in feed preservation and natural growth promotion with the fast developing aquaculture industry in Asia. More than 50 years of ADDCON experiences in organic acids shall support our Asian customers to formulate supplemental feeds inline with the strict European import requirements.” Dr. Kühlmann said during his inauguration. He underpinned, that one of his main tasks is to promote ADDCON’s feed additives for the aquaculture industry in 15 Asian countries.

Bernd Kochannek, CEO of the Addcon Group sees growth potential for its activities in Asian markets, especially in the aquaculture industry. “One of our main advantages is the vast experience in the European aquaculture industry. Especially our colleagues from Norway contribute to the knowledge pool in this dynamic sector”, said Bernd Kochannek.

Wegleitner                                                             Kühlmann