AB Agri appoints new Managing Director for AB Neo

Heidi Burrows

AB Agri has assigned Heidi Burrows as the new Managing Director for AB Neo, its business specialising in young animal nutrition. Burrows will take the lead at AB Neo on 15 April 2024 after 15 years at sister company, AB Vista.

AB Agri has announced the appointment of Heidi Burrows as the new Managing Director to lead its specialist neonate nutrition business, AB Neo. Burrows will assume the role on 15 April 2024 and will bring a diverse breadth of experience to AB Neo following a tenure of over 15 years at sister company, AB Vista, where she held leadership roles spanning commercial, operational and regulatory departments.

On the appointment, Heidi Burrows said: “I am delighted to be joining AB Neo as managing director. As a neonatal business with a strong grounding in research and its own Centre of Excellence trial farm, AB Neo is uniquely placed to help customers meet the nutritional needs of all young farm animals – today and in the future. We have an ambitious growth strategy, and I am excited to be joining the team as we set off in pursuit of our goals and look to support the business’s growth.

Ian Wellock

Following four years as AB Neo managing director, Ian Wellock moves into a role at AB Agri sister company, Premier Nutrition as Senior Pig Nutritionist. Commenting on his appointment, Wellock said: “It is a pleasure to be joining the team at Premier Nutrition, it is a thriving business within the AB Agri group and I look forward to being part of its ongoing success.”