[Lexington, KENTUCKY] – As part of its continuing growth, global animal health company Alltech has added new faces to its North American team.

Chikako Abe joins Alltech as sales and marketing manager in Alltech Vermont. Prior to joining Alltech Vermont, she worked with Alltech Japan as a regulatory coordinator. She holds her master’s degree in Poultry Nutrition from the University of Minnesota.

Leslie Hall joins Alltech as office manager in its Vermont office. Prior to joining Alltech, she worked as a paralegal and formerly with the U.S. District Court Clerk’s Office Northern District of New York.

Andy Lang joins Alltech as territory sales manager for Alltech Pennsylvania. Prior to joining Alltech he was a herd manager. He holds his bachelors degree in Animal Science from Penn State University.

Pieter –Jan Prinsloo joins Alltech as territory sales manager for Alltech Vermont. He is a recent graduate, and holds a bachelors degree in Animal Science from Ohio State University.

Alltech’s mission is to improve animal health and performance by adding nutritional value to animal feed and, through this, enhance the performance of the animal and increase animal production. Since it was founded 28 years ago, the company has developed a strong regional presence throughout the world with 1,900 employees and a presence in 113 countries. For more information, visit www.alltech.com.

Alltech will host its 24th International Animal Health and Nutrition Symposium, focusing on the ‘Greenest Generation’, April 20-23, 2008 in Lexington, Kentucky, USA.

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