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Dinand Burgers - Head of Finance & Accounting De Heus Myanmar

Dinand Burgers joined De Heus in September 2018, starting as International Controller in the Group Control department. His work field included Africa. When asked whether he would be open to a position abroad, he needed a bit of time to consider. However, he and his wife soon decided that this would be an interesting move. Early this year, the family moved to Myanmar, where De Heus has been operating since 2016.

Producing premixes that work in every mill at every farm

De Heus premixes are designed to work seamlessly in the production processes of both feed mills and farmers. When De Heus acquired a premix animal nutrition factory in Rio Claro, Brazil in 2012, Industrial Manager Alexandre Reis, was instrumental in transforming the existing production lines into a modern, automated facility which produces premixes that are safe and easy to use. He tells us about how the factory was developed and how it meets customer needs on a daily basis.

Himma Rifati - Document Controller

Himma started her career in 2009, initially as a management representative intern. She is now working as a document controller in the Quality Assurance division. Here’s the story of Himma’s career at De Heus Indonesia.

Helping farmers in South Africa reduce their use of antibiotics

Antibiotic resistance is a major threat to human and animal health. De Heus is committed to not only eliminating antibiotics from its feed by 2030, but also to helping farmers reduce their use of antibiotics as a preventive measure against disease. The EU has already introduced regulations restricting the routine use of antibiotics in agriculture, but in countries like South Africa, legislation governing antibiotics is still lenient. As a result, administering antibiotics to animals is an everyday practice on South African farms.

Better results through Koudijs Premix animal nutrition and services in Jordan

Al-Rahba is a local company in Jordan established by partners Mr. Muhammad and Mr. Anwar in 2003. They specialise in raising and marketing poultry as well as producing feed for use on their own farms. When the partners decided to expand their business in 2015, Koudijs played an important role in their growth ambitions.

Global Lead Engineer Infrastructure

Thriving employees in a global organisation

As De Heus continues to grow, so does the importance of understanding the employee experience. With the first global employee survey, colleagues all around the world were asked how they feel about their work at De Heus. Because committed, engaged and satisfied employees make the difference in achieving De Heus’ ambitions. The overall response rate of the survey is 82.9 percent.

Powering De Heus greatest potentials

De Heus aims to become a learning organization where growth is celebrated, knowledge sharing thrives, and learning agility is encouraged. De Heus does this by providing various learning opportunities for their employees and managers across the organisation. One of the flagship leadership programmes that De Heus has been organizing in the past two years is Management Excellence Programme (MEP).

Susandi - Production Section Head Aqua

Susandi has worked for De Heus Indonesia since 2000, when De Heus acquired PT Universal Agri Bisnisindo (UAB). He started working on a project, continued into commissioning and then went into maintenance. After that he moved to the operator room, was promoted to supervisor and finally ended up as section head.