Devenish expands international aquaculture team
Agribusiness group, Devenish, has named Dr Antonios Chalaris as its aqua business development manager.
Headquartered in the UK and trading in over 40 countries, Devenish has over 70 years’ experience in the pig, poultry, ruminant and companion sectors, but the company only recently expanded into the aquaculture market.
Dr Antonios Chalaris joins Devenish from BioMar, where he was a product manager. He has over 13 years’ commercial and R&D aquaculture experience on fish hatchery production and development of fish feeds across the UK and internationally.
At Devenish, he will be responsible for spearheading sales growth and fostering relationships with new and existing customers in the aqua division, supported by the wider international and technical teams.
“Aquaculture is the fastest-growing food system in the world, and with the global population rapidly increasing, the need for nutritious and sustainably produced food is greater than ever. It represents a huge opportunity for Devenish as we have a number of core technologies and products that can be adapted for the aquaculture market.
“As a research-led business, Devenish has a portfolio of exciting innovations for aqua application, proven in trials completed with some of Europe’s most respected aquaculture research facilities. I am very pleased to welcome Antonios to the team, with his technical expertise and commercial experience, he will be well placed to grow our business in the aqua sector,” said MD of Devenish International, Ian Atterbury.
Antonios has a PhD and MSc in Aquaculture from the University of Stirling (Scotland) and a “Ptychio” in Ichthyology from the University of Thessaly (Greece).
In addition, he is on the board of directors of the European Aquaculture Society (EAS) and a member of the Geotechnical Chamber of Greece (GEOTEE).