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Mars Petcare has announced Daniel Calderoni Simon Mansbridge (photo), currently the man-
as general manager of its pet nutrition business ager for pet resorts Australia Eumundi-Noosa,
in Canada. He was previously vice-president of Photo: Petnews.com.au has been appointed new director of animal
emerging markets for Mars Pet Nutrition and hotels and pet services of the Pet Industry As-
formally assumed responsibility as general man- sociation Australia (PIAA). This has been re-
ager this month. Calderoni is a valued senior ported by the Australian industry portal Pet-
leader at Mars, having worked across several news.com.au. Mansbridge will succeed interim
locations and multiple functions in his eight years with the company. director Karen De Bruin. The other PIAA directorates are headed
Prior to joining Mars, Calderoni spent 10 years at Unilever, living and by Sandra King (National), Anthony Ramsey (National and presi-
working in Brazil, South Africa and China in a variety of marketing- dent), Jo Marsden (Grooming), Paul Frith (Breeding), Graeme
based roles in various industries. Faulkner (Manufacturing and Distribution) and Paul Talbot (Aquatics
& vice-president).
Packaging manufacturer Cov- Thorsten Laing has joined German speciality
Photo: Coveris/Andi Bruckner Kolarik as its new CEO. His pre- retailer Das Futterhaus, where he will oversee
eris has appointed Christian

decessor, Jakob A. Mosser, will
the company’s expansion. He succeeds Eck-
assume the role of executive
hard Labrenz, who left the company at his
chairman. After selling off the
Rigid and Americas divisions own request last December.
Thorsten Laing has extensive managerial
in 2018, Mosser turned the company into a European market leader experience of chain-store retailing, having
in the flexible paper and plastic industry, according to the company. previously been responsible for expansion at Swiss Sense, Ulla
Christian Kolarik joined Coveris in 2018. In his new role he is ex- Popken and Easy-Apotheke. In his last role, he was head of mar-
pected to continue the international expansion of the company and keting for a company operating in the field of digital analysis of
drive its sustainability strategy forward. pedestrian frequency in relation to catchment areas, competition
analysis, market share and sales potential.
In his new position at Das Futterhaus, Thorsten Laing will report
The Pet Industry Federation (PIF) has announced
Bruce Casalis as its new chair. Founder of directly to CEO Andreas Schulz.
Bruce’s Doggy Day Care (www.bruces.dog)
in 2008, Casalis has been a board director Mars Petcare announced Alanna McDonald
of the PIF since 2018 and is a recognised pi- as the regional president for its Mars Pet Nu-
oneer in the pet service sector. trition division in North America. She joined
the company on 21 November. McDonald is
a senior leader with more than twenty years
of experience growing some of the most rec-
Birgitta Ornau, founder and long-standing
ognisable brands around the globe. Prior to
managing director of the pet food manufac-
turer Terra Canis, has switched sectors and her appointment at Mars, she spent the last seven years in general
is now managing director of Velivery.com. The management roles, building and growing beauty brands in the US
company describes itself as Germany’s big- and Canada. Advertisement
gest online shop for vegan foods and is a busi- Your animal and us!
A good team - for a lifetime.
ness unit of Absolute Vegan Empire GmbH &
Co. KG (AVE). Its product range of over 2 000 items also includes
vegan pet food.

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