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Suppliers

Eyeing an increase in

production capacity

Following the departure of company founder Birgitta Ornau,
the two new managing directors, Olena Topilnytska and

Thomas Reinarz, want to lead Munich-based pet food
manufacturer Terra Canis to a successful future. They are
not short of new ideas.

Both managers have spent many Group since 2000, most recently of raw materials and product
years with the Nestlé Group and as regional director of insight & availability. Before moving to Terra
have plenty of experience of the innovation from 2019 to July Canis, Reinarz’s career at Nestlé
pet food business. Topilnytska, 2022. As successor to interim spanned 27 years, during which
the chief commercial officer manag ing director Hubert Wieser, he held a variety of posts. His
(CCO), has worked in the Nestlé she has responsibility for distribu- most recent appointment was as
tion, marketing, product develop- regional supply chain director for
ment and finance at Terra Canis. Nestlé Purina’s Central Region
The principal responsibilities of from 2015 to November 2021.
Reinarz, who is chief operating After increasing the 80 per
officer (COO), include oversight cent majority holding it acquired
and organisation of the HR, IT and in Terra Canis in 2017 to 100 per
operational aspects of the busi- cent last year, Nestlé may well
ness, thus also ensuring the supply have taken the right step in putt-
ing an experienced team in as
new directors of the Munich-
Olena Topilnytska and
Thomas Reinarz are the two based company. Times are not
new managing directors. easy, even if Terra Canis has evi-

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