Brazil-based GenoMar Genetics LATAM, owned by Grupo EW, has appointed Ricardo Neukirchener as director of new business for Latin America and Africa.

Neukirchener will prospect for new business in Latin America's main tilapia producing nations, including Brazil, Columbia, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama and Ecuador, as well as across the African continent.

The executive will carry out duel roles, having recently also made the switch to oversee Grupo EW-owned tilapia producer Aquabel’s expansion of its genetics business in South America.