Kemin welcomes employees

Kemin welcomes Eric Dorr to the commercial sales team for the animal nutrition and health division in North America. In other division news, Kevin Herrick now serves as the technical service manager for dairy and Dillon Mellick is promoted to associate product manager.

Eric Dorr will serve as a key account manager for the ruminant market in the Pacific Northwest. Most recently, Dorr was owner of an independent sales representation firm specializing in the distribution of beef and dairy products and services. Previously, Dorr worked for Lallemand Animal Nutrition. Dorr has a Bachelor of Science from Oklahoma State University.

Kevin Herrick transitions from the global animal nutrition and health division to the technical service manager for dairy in North America. Prior to joining Kemin, Herrick worked as a dairy production consultant for Land O’ Lakes Purina Feed and as a herdsman for a large dairy in South Dakota. Herrick completed a Bachelor of Science in animal science, a Master of Science in ruminant nutrition from South Dakota State University and a Ph.D. in dairy science from South Dakota State University.

Dillon Mellick will serve as an associate product manager focusing on antimicrobials, particularly Sal CURB™. Mellick joined Kemin in October 2011 as a quality assurance auditor. He received his Bachelor of Arts in biology from Coe College.

Kemin (www.kemin.com) provides “inspired molecular solutions” specifically developed to provide nutrition and health benefits for humans and animals. Committed to feed and food safety, Kemin maintains top-of-the-line manufacturing facilities where approximately 500 specialty ingredients are made for the global feed and food industries as well as the health, nutrition and beauty markets. A privately held, family-owned and operated company, Kemin has more than 1,600 employees and operates in 90 countries with manufacturing facilities in Belgium, Brazil, China, India, Italy, Singapore, South Africa and the United States.