IMCD to strengthen Management Team in Asia-Pacific Region

Specialty chemicals and food ingredients distributor IMCD N.V. (Rotterdam, The Netherlands)  announced that it has appointed Haiko Zuidhoff as Vice President Asia-Pacific (APAC) effective 01. December 2018. In this role he will drive the development and execution of the company’s strategy and expand the company’s range of applications and expertise in Personal Care, Food & Nutrition, Coatings & Construction, Plastics and Pharma, IMCD said.

Zuidhoff, a Dutch national who holds an MSc degree in Food Chemistry from Wageningen University, will report to IMCD’s CEO, Piet van der Slikke. He will relocate to IMCD’s regional head office location in Singapore.  From there he will oversee 10 operating markets for IMCD – Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, China, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand. Zuidhoff has worked and lived in Asia for more than 20 years in various senior management roles. Since 2016, he has been living in Bangkok where he worked as the Managing Director of Trouw Nutrition Asia, a Nutreco company. Prior to this, he was stationed in Jakarta, Indonesia and Singapore, running several businesses in Chemicals, Pharma and Food & Nutrition.

Source: IMCD press release

HGE – DCG / 10.12.2018