Alltech appoints new Asia-Pacific technical team coordinator

[BANGKOK] – Alltech is pleased to announce the appointment of Octavio Eckhardt to the role of technical team coordinator, Asia-Pacific, based in Bangkok.

Matthew Smith, Alltech vice-president, commented, “We are very pleased to have Octavio on our team. He is an exceptional candidate with a long track record and I am confident he will lead our technical team in providing outstanding support to our customers.”

Eckhardt graduated as a veterinarian from the University of São Paulo, Brazil in 2006 and joined the Brazilian group Perdigão (today Brasil Foods - BRF), one of the world's largest swine and poultry integrators. He returned to the University of São Paulo in 2007 and obtained his master’s degree in animal nutrition and production in 2009.

Octavio joined Virbac, one of the world's top 10 animal health companies, in 2009 as a technical coordinator and later became sales manager for the swine and poultry range in Brazil. In 2011, he moved to Virbac's headquarters in France as international marketing manager for the food-producing animal product line, responsible for technical and marketing support for Latin America and Asia-Pacific.

In 2014, Eckhardt moved to Virbac's Asia-Pacific offices in Thailand, managing marketing and technical support for the swine biological and pharmaceutical range in Asia, including the initial launch of the company's swine vaccine range in the region.

As Alltech Asia-Pacific technical team coordinator, Eckhardt will further develop the company’s team of technical advisors and network of consultants, providing technical support to customers across the region.

“I am delighted to be part of Alltech and bring my expertise in different markets to our customers across the Asia-Pacific region,” said Eckhardt. “With a team of specialists in key segments of animal production, we aim to bring additional value to our clients. Our team’s primary goal is to ensure that Alltech’s research and solutions are applied for the benefit and profit of customers across the Asia-Pacific food production chain.”