Hadden Graham appointed as Managing Director at Ocean Harvest Technology
stage of growth. Hadden’s leadership of our animal feed business
Ocean Harvest Technology are
unique supply chain and products, addressing similar needs in human
pleased to announce the appointment
nutrition”.
also means that we can now turn to additional applications for our
of Dr Hadden Graham as Managing Director of our Animal Feed business,
IFFO Appoints New Technical Director
marking the beginning of the next stage
From 1 June 2021, Professor Brett
of the company’s growth path.
Glencross will take over the position
Hadden joins Ocean Harvest
as IFFO’s Technical Director. He has
Technology with over 30 years
for the last 20 years been an important
experience in building animal feed
contributor to the aquaculture sector
businesses globally and will lead the
and academic research work.
sales team in the management and growth of the company. He
Since 2016 Brett Glencross has
holds a PhD in Agricultural Biochemistry from the Queen’s University
been the Professor of Nutrition at
of Belfast, followed by a decade in academia in University College
the Institute of Aquaculture at the
Dublin, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Montana
University of Stirling in Scotland. He
State University. Hadden’s prior experience in the animal feed industry saw him
was also Chair of the Scientific Committee of the International Society for Fish Nutrition and Feeding (ISFNF).
working for Finnfeeds/Danisco Animal Nutrition as Technical Director.
Before then, and from 2008, Brett was one of the former editors of
Here he helped build from bottom-up the first global feed enzyme
the journal Aquaculture Nutrition. He has worked in various academic,
business, launching a number of unique and innovative products
institutional and industrial roles across Australasia, Asia, the Middle
through an international distribution network. Further experience saw
East and Europe. Throughout his career he has worked closely with
him act as Global Services Director of AB Vista (part of ABF) where
many major international aquaculture feed companies across the
he supported growth of the business to a global top-3 supplier in
world. He has Honours and Masters Degrees in Biochemistry from
feed enzymes. He also served as President of the European Feed
the University of Western Australia and a PhD in Animal Nutrition
Additives Association (FEFANA).
from the University of Queensland.
Commenting on his appointment, Hadden Graham said: “I am
“I am truly happy that Brett Glencross has decided to join us
excited about joining a fast-growing business such as OHT which
to contribute to the marine ingredients industry’s science-based
is ideally positioned to support the animal feed industry’s move
approach. Brett is a very experienced aquaculture professional and
to a more sustainable future”. He further noted that “The team
has an excellent track record in managing research programmes. He
has recently been working on establishing conclusive evidence
has a highly acknowledged profile in the aquaculture industry, with
explaining and supporting the ability of their products to improve
a research background spanning the application of functional feeds
gut health and performance in ruminants, swine, poultry, equine
for animal health, refining nutritional requirements and the use of
and aquaculture”.
nutritional modelling strategies, as well as a strong background in raw
Commenting on the appointment, Graham Ellis, CEO said: “Over the past 3 years OHT has built and proven solid prebiotic value
material assessment. We are very much looking forward to having Brett on board”, said IFFO’s Director general Petter Johannessen.
propositions for our main swine, poultry, bovine, and companion
Brett added: “I am delighted to be offered this opportunity to join
animal OceanFeed products, and critically now has world scale
the team at IFFO at a time when science is crucial to understand
customers in each of those segments”
the future trends affecting the development of fish feed ingredients.
Ellis concludes: “Hadden is coming in at an exciting time where
Technical projects led by IFFO contribute a great deal to increasing our
his network and experience of scaling will enable the team to replicate
knowledge on marine ingredients and driving change for the benefit of
its recent success even faster, and to take the company into its next
the whole value chain, and especially the aquaculture sector.”
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