Ate Lindeboom is retiring from his position as executive director of operations and development of CRV Holding B.V., effective Jan. 1, 2015. He will be succeeded by Alfred de Vries, CRV's current manager of genetic products.
After a successful 41-year career at CRV and its predecessors, Lindeboom has decided to retire on January 1, 2015. He joined the board in 2001, where he played a major role in CRV's evolution from a regional player to a leading world player in herd improvement.
As Executive Director, Lindeboom was involved in several important acquisitions and was a driving force behind the innovation that has taken place at CRV.During the 1970s, he was one of the initiators behind the introduction of the Holstein breed in the Netherlands.
He applied and developed genomics in breeding and expanded CRV's portfolio of management products and services.He later went on to establish CRV's Delta Nucleus breeding program.Lindeboom will continue to be at CRV's disposal for projects after he retires.
Lindeboom will be succeeded by Alfred de Vries, who has been the manager of genetic products at CRV since 2007. In this position he also managed the breeding, research and development and production departments.
In de Vries, CRV will be getting an executive director with wide-ranging management experience in both cooperative and non-cooperative breeding organizations. He has an in-depth knowledge of genetics and data management and has headed up several major international breeding programs.
De Vries will take over Lindeboom's responsibilities with a significant focus on the development of breeding and information products that support herd management. PD
—From CRV news release
