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NEW APPOINTMENTS

Didier Lucas, Space's New Chairman Paul Martingell is Appointed Chief Executive
Officer of Virbac
Fervent farming advocate, Di‑ Virbac announces the appointment of Paul Mar‑
dier Lucas has been elected as tingell as the chief executive officer of the Virbac
Chairman of SPACE, succeeding group, effective September 1, 2025.
to Marcel Denieul after over 10 Paul Martingell, 45, is recognized as a leader
years presiding the International who has demonstrated his ability to engage and
Farming Exhibition in Rennes. inspire international teams, manage complexity,
Didier Lucas, age 54, farmer and create value for all stakeholders. He holds
in pig production in Saint‑Alban an MBA with distinction in Mergers and Acquisi‑
(Côtes d’Armor), has been elect‑ tions and is a Chartered Accountant in the United
ed Chairman of SPACE. Com‑ Kingdom. He has over 25 years of extensive in‑
mitted in unionism since 2004, ternational experience, particularly in consumer
he presided over the FDSEA 22 from 2010 to 2019. health, consumer goods, and pharmaceuticals.
Currently Chairman of the Chamber of Agriculture of His professional journey is marked by roles of increasing responsibility
Côtes d’Armor and Vice-President of the Chamber of in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, first at Ernst & Young (EY), then at
Agriculture of Britanny, he is aknowledged for his re‑ Reckitt Benckiser and Novartis Consumer Healthcare. For the past elev‑
lentless commitment to agriculture and farming.
en years, he has been part of the executive committee that oversaw the
Since 2019, he has been managing the Espace for the merger of Boehringer Ingelheim's and Sanofi's Consumer Healthcare
Future, a forward-looking SPACE project dedicated to businesses. During this time, he led key regions and served as chief
innovation and anticipating farming’s evolution. growth officer. For the last three years, he has held the position of se‑
He succeeds Marcel Denieul, SPACE Chairman since nior vice president, region head for Europe and Latin America, a region
2014, in a continuous effort to accompagny profession‑ generating close to 3 billion euros in revenue. He was also part of the
als through the profound changes in their sector. leadership team that successfully completed the spin‑off of Opella.
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Innovasea Names Andreas Mintsios as Duravant Appoints new Director of
Managing Director for the Greek Product Management for Optical Sorting

Innovasea, a global leader in techno‑ Duravant's Food Sorting and Han‑
logically advanced aquatic solutions for dling Group announces the appoint‑
aquaculture and fish tracking, announced ment of Dean Ekkaia as Director of
the hiring of Andreas Mintsios as the new Product Management for optical
Managing Director for the Mediterranean. sorting solutions. In this role, Ek‑
Working out of Innovasea’s dedicated of‑
fice in Greece, Mintsios will play a key role kaia manages global activities that
in the strategic development and execu‑ support development and sales of
tion of Innovasea’s aquaculture operations advanced sorting technologies that
across the Mediterranean region. help food processors and packers
“Mintsios’s vast background and wealth of leadership experi‑ optimize product quality, increase
ence made him the ideal candidate for this role,” said Innovasea yield and maximize production efficiencies.
VP Marc Turano. “His problem‑solving and relationship‑build‑ “For the first time, we're combining the optical sorting
ing uniquely positions him to effectively support our current
efforts and introduce new solutions that meet the needs of this expertise of Key Technology, Multiscan and WECO un‑
strategically important area.” der unified product management. This strategic consoli‑
Mintsios comes to Innovasea from Thraki SA, where he served dation allows us to accelerate innovation while fostering
as Managing Director. Additionally, he brings nearly two de‑ better collaboration between our teams, delivering su‑
cades of aquaculture experience, having previously worked at perior equipment and aftermarket services that give our
HELPA S.A., first overseeing their partial RAS (PRAS) eel farming customers stronger competitive advantages,” said Jack
operations before helping the company transition to sturgeon. Lee, Duravant Group President ‑ Food Sorting and Han‑
With the launch of their sturgeon farm, Mintsios played a key dling. “Dean's proven track record of growing product
role in creating Greece’s first successful farmed caviar opera‑ lines and translating complex technology into practical
tion in the modern era. customer-focused solutions makes him uniquely quali‑
“I’m excited to return to aquaculture and proud to be part of fied to guide these industry-leading brands.”
a wonderful team committed to advancing and improving this
industry,” explained Mintsios. “Aquaculture offers the unique Ekkaia brings more than 15 years of experience in prod‑
opportunity to challenge oneself and find creative solutions to uct management and leadership for automation and food
complex problems.” processing equipment.
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