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Nulo announces Jennifer Gibbs promotion to Chief Sales Officer

Nulo is pleased to announce the promotion of Jennifer Gibbs to Chief Sales Officer, a new position for the company. Previously Nulo’s Senior Vice President of Sales, Ms Gibbs now oversees sales in all distribution channels, globally. As a C-Suite member of Nulo’s executive team, Ms Gibbs reports directly to Founder & CEO Michael Landa.

A seven-year veteran of Nulo, Ms Gibbs recognises the importance of giving back to the community personally, and also as a pet food brand. While at Nulo, she has been a part of donating over 200,000 pounds of premium food to shelters across the U.S. and the Caribbean, including several rescue groups during natural disasters like Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma and the recent wildfires in California.

Outside of Nulo, Ms Gibbs supports several non-profits, including The SEAL Legacy Foundation, Family Legacy and Lake Travis Young Men’s Service League. She is an inspiration to those around her (including her husband, two boys and pup Cooper) and remains a critical asset to the Nulo team with a growing list of pet industry accomplishments.

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Kemin names Dr Jason Shelton as Global Vice President of R&D for Pet Food Group

Kemin Industries, a global ingredient manufacturer that strives to sustainably transform the quality of life every day for 80 percent of the world with its products and services, recently added Dr Jason Shelton to the Kemin Nutrisurance leadership team as Global Vice President of Research and Development for the company’s petfood and rendering technologies business unit.

In addition to overseeing the global R&D team for pet food and rendering technologies, Dr Shelton will lead strategies that fuel Kemin Nutrisurance’s innovation pipeline and long-term growth.

Prior to joining Kemin, Dr Shelton spent more than 18 years with Cargill, holding various leadership positions across multiple functions and geographies. Dr Shelton served in R&D as Innovation Development Manager before taking on international appointments. He relocated first to Beijing as Regional Technology Director, then to Breda, Netherlands. Before returning to the U.S., Dr Shelton was based in Moscow as Managing Director for Cargill’s Animal Nutrition and Health business unit in Russia. Most recently, Dr Shelton was Cargill’s Chief of Party for USAID (United States Agency for International Development) TRANSFORM, a public-private partnership focused on improving human health through animal agriculture.

Justin Hattee has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer for KM Packaging

Global flexible packaging and lidding films supplier KM Packaging is pleased to announce the appointment of Justin Hattee as Chief Financial Officer.

Mr Hattee will focus on optimising the company’s financial performance and, in the short term, be particularly involved in the exciting on-going expansion in Australia and overseas markets.

Previously, Mr Hattee was CFO for Ideal Shopping Direct Ltd, where he spent 15 years. He was involved in delisting the company from the AIM and buying, consolidating, starting up and selling numerous subsidiaries.

Prior to that, he held senior roles in both Campbells and Burger King International and began his career with Bass on their management programme, working for Britvic Soft Drinks.