David Blakemore, CEO Trouw Nutrition: “Our challenges will help us all do better”

14-08-2023 | Nutrition | Interview

David Blakemore — In the early part of his career David Blakemore held roles at The Dow Chemical Company, predominantly in the Agro Sciences and has had numerous leadership positions in the livestock and agribusiness sectors. Prior to joining Nutreco, he served as president Animal Nutrition & Health at DSM and as a member of the Nutritional Products Executive Leadership Team and DSM Leadership Team. In 2022, Blakemore was named CEO of Trouw Nutrition, Nutreco’s livestock feed business. - Photos: Trouw Nutrition

At the recently held AgriVision conference from 27-28 June 2023 in Noordwijk-aan-Zee in the Netherlands, experts in the feed, food and livestock sector congregated and participated in discussions on future-proofing proteins, a topic which took centre stage at the event. David Blakemore, CEO of Trouw Nutrition, shared his insights and his view on the main discussions at the event. How does Feeding the Future fit into Trouw Nutrition’s journey? “It is an important question, in terms of what

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