Barentz appointed Mike Emrich as President of its newly formed North American Human Nutrition vertical

July 27, 2021

Barentz, a leading global distributor of life science ingredients and specialty chemical solutions, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Mike Emrich as President of its newly formed North American Human Nutrition vertical.

Mike brings more than 30 years of industry and leadership experience, serving in both commercial and technical roles in the North American food and beverage ingredients market. Mike most recently acted as President of Barentz Canada.

“I want to congratulate Mike on his new role within our organization”, commented Mike McKenna, President & COO of Barentz North America. “We’ve had the luxury of working with Mike as a member of our leadership team for a couple of years now and as we accelerate our investments in our Human Nutrition team, he was the ideal leader for the business. This market has historically performed very well and represents an attractive growth opportunity for us. We look forward to Mike and our entire team executing on our strategy.”

In conjunction with the establishment of the North American Human Nutrition vertical, Ingredients Inc. has been merged with Barentz North America, LLC. Ingredients Inc., acquired by Barentz in May of 2020, is a provider of high-quality ingredient solutions headquartered in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. Through the combination of these businesses, Barentz’s Human Nutrition vertical boasts coast-to-coast coverage across North America and an expansive specialty ingredients and additives portfolio.

“Barentz is ready to leverage our market leading expertise, dedicated technical resources, and global infrastructure as we aspire to deliver Always a Better Solution to our customers and principal partners around the world,” McKenna added.

ABOUT BARENTZ
Barentz is a leading global life science ingredients distributor. The company sources specialty ingredients from leading manufacturers worldwide and its ingredient experts provide value-added technical support which includes pre-mixing, blending, ingredient formulation and ingredient testing from its state-of-the-art, customized formulation centers and application laboratories in EMEA, Americas and Asia-Pacific.

Established in 1953, Barentz has operations in more than 60 countries with a strong presence in Europe and North America, and a rapidly growing network in Latin America and Asia-Pacific. With a turnover of €1.8 billion, the company employs more than 1,500 people worldwide and serves over 21,000 customers. For more information, visit: www.barentz-na.com

For more information, please contact:

Marcel Hölscher
Global Head of Marketing & Communication
marcel.holscher@barentz.com  
+31 (0)23 567 34 56
Saturnusstraat 15, 2132 HB Hoofddorp, The Netherlands