Andreas Herber has been named a member of the executive board of directors for Beneo GmbH.

MORRIS PLAINS, N.J. — Andreas Herber has been named a member of the executive board of directors for Beneo GmbH. He will oversee the areas of production and operations, new business development, as well as nutrition science, regulatory affairs and food application. He also will be responsible for corporate communications, human resources and I.T.

Mr. Herber joined the Südzucker Group, Beneo’s parent company, in 1998. He was head of Südzucker’s corporate development department and responsible for strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, and management of non-core investments. Mr. Herber received a degree in business administration from the Trier University in Germany and a degree in international management from Institut Commercial de Nancy in France.

“I am very pleased to be welcomed onto the Beneo board of directors as I have been watching with great interest Beneo’s development as a company over the years,” Mr. Herber said. “It is also exciting to be involved in a mission as strong and forward thinking as ‘connecting nutrition and health.’

“I am convinced that Beneo will continue its sustainable, long-term growth because it has the strong foundation of having scientifically proven benefits combined with expert knowledge that makes a significant difference to the market.”