William F. Kirk Joins Advanced BioNutrition as CEO.Former DuPont Group VP Brings Experience in Product Commercialization COLUMBIA, Md. -- Advanced BioNutrition Corp. (ABN ABN Advance beneficiary notice, see there ) announced today that William F. Kirk has joined the company as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Kirk brings to ABN 37 years of experience, primarily in the agricultural businesses of E. I. DuPont de Nemours and Co., where as Group Vice President he led their Agriculture Business and served as a member of the CEO's Strategy/Operating Committee. Kirk, who has served on ABN's Board of Directors since the company was founded in 2001, began with DuPont as a sales representative and rose to Group Vice President. In that position he was instrumental in building DuPont's agriculture business from $600 million to $4.5 billion through major alliances and acquisitions in seed, feed and food ingredients. During his tenure at DuPont he also oversaw o·ver·saw v. Past tense of oversee. the development of numerous early stage technologies from inception through their emergence as major commercial products. "ABN has some impressive fundamental technology that is now ready to enter the marketplace, and I am ready to lead this transition into the commercialization phase for the company," said Kirk. David J David J. Haskins (b. April 24, 1957, in Northampton, England) is a British alternative rock musician. He was the bassist for the seminal gothic rock band Bauhaus. Life and work . Kyle, who founded ABN in 2001 and navigated the company through its first five years of development, will remain with ABN as President and Chief Scientific Officer, focusing on development of the company's earlier stage technologies. "I am very excited about Bill joining the ABN team," said Kyle. "Bill's experience in the industry will be a great asset to the company as we launch our AquaGrow([R]) for Shrimp product, an environmentally 'sustainable solution' for the production of shrimp without the use of fishmeal fish·meal n. A nutritive mealy substance produced from fish or fish parts and used as animal feed and fertilizer. fishmeal Noun ground dried fish used as feed for farm animals or as a fertilizer or fish oil." Prior to founding Advanced BioNutrition Corp., Kyle co-founded Martek Biosciences and developed the omega-3 DHA-based technology that enabled the addition to infant formulas Infant formula is an artificial substitute for human breast milk. Formulas are designed for infant consumption, and are usually based on either cow milk or soy milk. Use of infant formula has been decreasing in industrial countries for over forty years as a result of antenatal of a key additive additive In foods, any of various chemical substances added to produce desirable effects. Additives include such substances as artificial or natural colourings and flavourings; stabilizers, emulsifiers, and thickeners; preservatives and humectants (moisture-retainers); and important for brain and eye development. About ABN: Advanced BioNutrition is a leader in developing functional ingredients, including DHA DHA docosahexaenoic acid. DHA, n.pr See acid, docosahexaenoic. , to improve the health, nutrition and performance of animals. The company is located in Columbia, MD. www.abn-corp.com |
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