28 Oct 2024
Perstorp Group appoints Ian Atterbury to lead its ambitious Animal Nutrition growth plan
Malmö October 28, 2024 - Perstorp Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG), today announces new leadership within its Animal Nutrition business, with Ian Atterbury joining as Senior Vice President, effective January 13th, 2025
Ian Atterbury is an established executive leader and has over 30 years’ experience in the animal nutrition industry. He has been working globally for the majority of his career and has a strong background in leading and growing animal nutrition business.
“I am really proud to be joining Perstorp, a globally recognized company in Animal Nutrition. The company shares my ambition to push the boundaries of our understanding in this industry that we are all so passionate about, and has strong foundations on which we will continue to build,” says Ian Atterbury.
"Animal Nutrition is an important component of Perstorp’s future. We are delighted to welcome Ian to Perstorp Animal Nutrition Business at this exciting time. We have a new ambitious strategic plan outlining the roadmap to grow the business through our differentiated product pipeline," says Perstorp CEO Ib Jensen.
Perstorp has supplied and supported highly effective additives for the agricultural industry for over sixty years. As a producer of key raw materials such as propionic, formic, butyric and valeric acid, they focus their efforts on developing the next generation of acid-based solutions for gut health and preservation. Perstorp spearheaded the use of propionins, butyrins and valerins (esters of organic acids) in animal nutrition and is currently leading the way in well researched synergistic blended formulation for even better performance.
Ian Atterbury succeeds Aart Mateboer who retired earlier this year.
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Perstorp believes in improving everyday life – making it safer, more convenient and more environmentally sound for billions of people all over the world. As a world leading specialty chemicals company, our innovations provide essential properties for products used every day and everywhere. You’ll find us all the way from your car and mobile phone to towering wind turbines and the local dairy farm. Simply put, we work to make good products even better, with a clear sustainability agenda.
Founded in Sweden in 1881, Perstorp’s focused innovation builds on more than 140 years of experience, representing a complete chain of solutions in organic chemistry, process technology and application development. Perstorp has approximately 1,500 employees and manufacturing units in Asia, Europe and North America. Sales in 2023 amounted to 12.2 billion SEK. Perstorp is a wholly-owned subsidiary of PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG), Malaysia´s leading integrated chemicals provider and part of PETRONAS Group.
Learn more at www.perstorp.com
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