NEWS 60 Alternative Proteins Magazine October 2024 Protix, one of the leading companies in insect-based ingredients for feed and food, appointed Piotr Postepski as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) as of August 2024. Piotr Postepski will further drive the company’s ambitious international expansion path. Piotr Postepski brings almost 2 decades of international experience at global companies to the Protix team. His career spans various leadership roles in the pharmaceutical sector, across different geographies where he has consistently driven growth and innovation. Postepski is a seasoned professional with an impressive track record in developing new business. Before joining Protix, Postepski was instrumental in the development and scaling of a global, innovative animal health business. Trained as a veterinarian, he holds a master’s degree in Veterinary Medicine from the Agricultural University of Lublin, Poland. He has further honed his management, leadership and financial skills at Warsaw School of Economics and London Business School. As CCO of Protix, Piotr Postepski will help drive international expansion and, taking a measured approach to growth, will steer Protix towards profitable expansion in the next stage of its journey. He will be responsible for the overall commercial strategy, leading the sales team, marketing and business development activities as well as product development. Piotr will work with the Protix teams to accelerate growth based on collaboration, innovation, a customer centric culture and a clear sense of purpose. Read more>> In a move to spur the circular economy in Latin America and the Caribbean, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a global development institution focused on the private sector in emerging markets, announced an initial investment of US$2 million in ProNuvo, a Costa Rica-based company specialized in the sustainable production of insect-based animal feed. The IFC financing, part of the institution’s Upstream activities, will allow ProNuvo to complete the construction of a 4,000 MT/year industrial insect feed plant in the district of Guápiles. Additionally, IFC will provide support to accelerate the global expansion of the nascent insect protein industry, a rapidly emerging field driven by a market opportunity of US$11 billion for aquaculture feed and the pet food market. Formed in 2018, ProNuvo harvests black soldier fly larvae, a species native to Costa Rica and other tropical countries. The company uses organic waste material to feed the larvae, which are converted into high-quality fats and proteins. Furthermore, the feed residue from this process, known as frass, is transformed into organic fertilizer rich in microorganisms. "At ProNuvo we transform waste into high-quality products to generate a positive environmental and social impact," said Miguel Carmona, Co-founder and Chairman of the Board of ProNuvo. "We are proud to operate in a country that is committed to the environment and to have the support of collaborators like IFC that are perfectly aligned with our mission of creating a more sustainable food chain for future generations." Read more>> Piotr Postepski joins Protix as new CCO IFC invests $2 million in Costa-Rican insect protein producer Piotr Postepski
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