Jacky Michard Joins Hubbard as Senior Technical Manager/Nutritionist

France - Hubbard S.A.S. is very pleased to announce that Jacky Michard has joined the Hubbard technical team in April 2008.

Jacky has been appointed as Senior Technical Manager for Asia. In this role he will ensure the quality of technical support within the Asian region and he will also have direct technical responsibility for several key accounts. In addition, Jacky will also act as the Senior Nutritionist for the EMEA region where he will provide advice both within Hubbard and to customers.

Jacky Michard has extensive experience in the poultry business. He has worked for twelve years with ISA, later known as Hubbard ISA, followed by the Evialis Company in France where he worked for five years as an international poultry nutritionist.

About Hubbard

Hubbard, with more than 85 years of experience in selecting the best genetics for the broiler industry, provides solutions that focus on the economic performance, health and well-being of breeding stock. Hubbard specializes in state-of-the-art selection programs to improve the performance of their pure lines, and offers a range of products to respond to current and future needs of the broiler industry.

Hubbard operates its selection programs in 3 different R&D centres in North America and Europe, along with its own production sites in North America, Europe and Brazil. Hubbard has a longstanding experience in breeding, developing and marketing breeding stock for both conventional and alternative markets.

Presence in nearly 100 countries around the world and the support of dedicated teams involved in R&D, Production, Technical Service and Sales & Marketing assure the continuity to deliver quality products that are best suited to the different broiler markets throughout the world.

Hubbard is a company of Group Grimaud.