Knut Nesse to step down as CEO of Nutreco, Rob Koremans to succeed him

Nutreco CEO Knut Nesse will leave the company on October 1, 2018, after leading it for the past six years. Knut has decided to move back to Norway with his family after having lived abroad for many years. His career at Nutreco has spanned more than 23 years.

Under the leadership of Knut, the company now has a solid foundation for growth and a clear strategic direction for the coming years. “It’s been fantastic to work in the growing agriculture and aquaculture industries and a real pleasure to work with so many great people across the company,” Knut says. “I wish everyone in Nutreco all the best for the future.”

With effect from August 1, 2018, Rob Koremans will join Nutreco and will take over from Knut as CEO of Nutreco on October 1 2018.

Rob is a Doctor of Medicine from RSM Erasmus University, the Netherlands, and has an MBA from Babson College, USA. Over the past 30 years, he has held different managerial and executive roles, mainly in the pharmaceutical industry including Serono (part of the Merck Group), Grünenthal and Sanofi-Aventis in The Netherlands, Germany, Czech Republic and Switzerland. He was most recently President and CEO Global Specialty Medicines and a member of the Executive Committee at Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.

We welcome Rob to Nutreco and wish him every success in his new role.