Nutreco CEO Knut Nesse will leave the company on Oct. 1 after leading the group for the past six years.

Nesse has decided to move back to Norway with his family after having lived abroad for many years. His career at Nutreco has spanned more than 23 years.

Rob Koremans will succeed him as CEO. He is joining the group on Aug. 1 and will officially take over in October.

Koremans is a Doctor of Medicine from RSM Erasmus University, the Netherlands, and has an MBA from Babson College, United States.