Zurich / CH. (bc) After seven years with Barry Callebaut AG, CEO Patrick De Maeseneire has decided to leave the company and to accept the appointment as CEO of Adecco SA, the worldwide leader in Human Resources services, effective June 2009. The Board of Directors has appointed Juergen B. Steinemann (born 1958, German national) to the position of CEO of Barry Callebaut, effective August 2009. De Maeseneire: «During seven intensive years I had the privilege to work with a passionate team for a remarkable company. Together we have been able to develop Barry Callebaut into a global company, nearly doubling its sales as well as the number of factories. I have come to the conclusion that a CEO change would now be good for Barry Callebaut and for me». Steinemann has served as Chief Operating Officer of Nutreco Agriculture and a member of the Executive Board of Nutreco since 2001. Nutreco, quoted on the Official Market of Euronext Amsterdam, is an international animal nutrition and fish feed company with annual sales of five billion EUR in 2008, over 100 production and processing plants in more than 30 countries and about 9’300 employees. Andreas Jacobs, Chairman of the Board, will act as Chief Executive Officer of Barry Callebaut ad interim.
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