Barentz Taps Boone as New Chief Executive Officer

Barentz International appointed Peter Boone as its new chief executive officer. He will start the position on Oct. 1.
 
He will succeed Hidde van der Wal, who has decided to retire after more than 20 years of leadership at the company. Hidde and Peter will ensure a smooth transition over the coming months, according to the company. 

Boone joins from Barry Callebaut where he was the Chief Executive Officer, having formerly led the Americas division and, prior to this, served as Chief Innovation & Quality Officer. Prior to Barry Callebaut, Boone spent more than 15 years at Happi Top 30 company Unilever in various regional and global positions, leading on marketing, sales and brand development, latterly as the Chief Marketing Officer for Australasia. 
 
Hidde joined Barentz in 1988, working in various positions throughout the organization. He left in 1994 to join Archer Daniels Midland, before re-joining Barentz in 2000 as CEO. During his tenure, he led the growth of Barentz throughout Europe and initiated its expansion into the Americas and Asia.

Barentz made Happi headlines earlier in the week, as seen here.