Transition in management
Transition in management In the summer of 2021, GMP+ International started a transition in leadership. Roland van der Post took on the role of Managing Director, replacing Johan den Hartog, who assumed the role of parttime Business Development Manager. Bram Schuit joined the management team as Commercial Director. Approaching retirement age, Johan believed it is time for GMP+ International to start the process of transitioning to a next-generation management team. Johan has worked in the animal feed sector for over 40 years, and has led GMP+ International since its founding in 1992. Roland van der Post, the company’s former Operations Director, started as Managing Director on August 1st. Confidence ‘ I certainly do not have a lack of energy, motivation or ideas, but I feel it is in the Johan best interest of GMP+ International to responsibly start transferring my duties and assignments’, Johan said. ‘I have the utmost confidence that my successor, together with our teams and partners, will succeed in expanding our worldwide feed safety community. I am happy to be able support this transition for a couple of years until my full retirement age.’ Continue to build Upon taking his new role, Roland said he wants certified companies to benefit from the GMP+ Feed Certification scheme to the fullest extent and that he looked forward to getting to know the GMP+ community even better. ‘ Thanks to Johan, I inherit the lead of an organization that is financially solid and Roland strategically well-prepared for the future. We will continue with our current strategy and build on the foundation he has laid over the past 30 years.’ Opportunities Bram Schuit, with two-plus decades in the feed and food sector under his belt, joined the management team on September 1st. ‘ With over 19,000 certified companies and stakeholders all over the world, we are the Bram frontrunner in the world of feed safety’, Bram said. ‘GMP+ International, in collaboration with its stakeholders, provides tools to produce safe feed. That carries a lot of responsibility, but offers beautiful opportunities at the same time.’
A new beginning Annual report 2021
