Neil Keane is the Commercial Director for the Alltech Rumen Function Platform across Europe. His primary interest is in supporting sustainability and profitability goals in ruminant production systems. Neil first joined Alltech in 2005 as part of the Alltech UK team, responsible for Scotland and Northern England. This focussed on joint projects to deliver optimal efficiencies for end-user clients. Neil was promoted into the Alltech European team in 2010 and, following product, species and sales roles, moved into his current position.

Born in Ireland, Neil graduated from University College Dublin with a master’s degree in ruminant nutrition in 2001. He subsequently completed an advanced management course at the University College Dublin Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, a diploma in business management from the University of Plymouth and a master’s degree in business studies from University College Cork. He has worked in various sales, technical and management roles in the UK and Irish ruminant feed industry.