Following a decision by current CEO Samson Li to step back from his role, Asian feed giant Grobest has appointed Hua Du to the role, with a mandate to further accelerate the group’s growth and expansion.

Du joins Grobest after 11 years at Belgium-based materials and chemicals company Solvay, where he held the position of president of global business units, leading several units with revenues of €5 billion ($5.8 billion), more than 10,000 employees, and technologies covering a wide range of end markets.