Dear all,
My name is Peter van Dooren and I am founder and management consultant of Nutrivice Consultancy B.V.
I am graduated from Wageningen University, specialisation Animal Nutrition and Business Economics in 1995. During my career of 18 years I was fortunate to work for employers that enabled me to gain a global experience of Feed Business in general and ruminant nutrition in particular.
After my study, I moved to Denmark, where I worked for the joint venture Coppens International B.V., Hans Sonniksen A/S and Axel Toft Grovvarer A/S. I was Sales Manager and Nutritionist at the same time, consulting and selling on dutch dairy farms. Farmers who have emigrated from NL to Denmark.
On average, I visited 10-15 farms a week and in almost every visit, it was about analysing data, looking at the cows, calculate rations and make advising and discussing with the farmer about things to improve. This I did during 5,5 years and it gave me a tremendous on farm experience from which I still benefit today.
After 5,5 years I decided to move to another company: Joosten Products B.V., a company belonging to the Provimi Group. Joosten Products is specialised in producing milkreplacers. I was working there for 5 years as Technical Director and became an expert in young animal nutrition, especially in calves, piglets and milkreplacers. Joosten Products B.V. exports to all parts of the world, which enabled me to visit many countries, many Joosten customers, Joosten Business Partners and many farms all over the world.
Than I joined Trouw Nutrition International, where I became the Global Product Manager Ruminants and later on the Global Species Manager Ruminants. In this role I was leading the ruminant world within Trouw Nutrition/Nutreco, and it further enhanced my knowledge in the dairy area. Within Nutreco, I led the Global Innovation and Product Management, chaired Species Councils, the Nutreco Ruminant Platform Meeting, Nutreco Ruminant Academy and visited and consulted on many dairy and beef farms all over the world. Not to consult myself, but to help the Nutreco colleageus to consult better.
This working experience, knowledge and network now helps me to help you!
