People & Places
Originally Published NO April 2010
Toshikazu Kamiya, PhD, formerly director of Kyowa Hakko Bio Healthcare Products Development Center in Japan, has joined Kyowa Hakko USA as president and CEO. Kyowa Hakko USA also sadly announced the death of Yoichiro Sugimura, the company's senior director of scientific affairs and business development.
Darryl Mircheff has been named vice president of sales and marketing for Biothera (Eagan, MN). Previously, Mircheff was vice president of international sales for Interhealth Nutraceuticals.
Nutraceuticals International (Elmwood Park, NJ) has added Akkeem Harrison and Stephen DiNatale to its sales team.
P.L. Thomas (Morristown, NJ) has welcomed Trent Armistead as senior account manager.
National Enzyme Co. (Forsyth, MO) has made several personnel changes. Charles Amidon has been appointed the company's COO; Ken Paydon, director of laboratory services; and Mark Shorey, account executive for the retail natural health market channel.
Caravan Ingredients (Lenexa, KS) has named Huifen He director of its product development center; Ryan Barnett, marketing insight coordinator; and Bernie Bruinsma, director of special projects.
BI Nutraceuticals (Long Beach, CA) has promoted Quynh Lam to director of fulfillment services and hired Angela Dorsey as product manager.
UAS Laboratories' (Eden Prairie, MN) founder S.K. Dash, PhD, is now an adjunct professor for South Dakota State University's department of food science and nutrition.
Stefan Beckmann, PhD, is now head of the care chemicals and formulators Europe unit at BASF (Ludwigshafen, Germany).
EAS Consulting Group (Alexandria, VA) has welcomed a new vice president, Dean R. Cirotta. His will manage the company's dietary supplement services.
Bill Palagonia, former president of Pure Source Essential Oils & Aroma Chemicals, has joined Premium Ingredients International (Carol Stream, IL) in both a sales and product-management capacity.
Jarrow Formulas Inc. (Los Angeles) has hired Kaori Shimazaki, PhD, as technical specialist.
Toby Skelton is the new director of laboratory services for Kelatron Corp. (Ogden, UT).
BGG North America Inc. (Irvine, CA) has named Joseph Chiang vice president of business development.
