Richard Maatman

Richard Maatman is the Chief Executive Officer of Hendrix Genetics, a leading multi-species animal genetics company.13 He assumed this role on April 1, 2023, succeeding Antoon van den Berg.34

Career Background

Richard Maatman has extensive international management experience in agribusiness, animal breeding, and animal nutrition.2 His career highlights include:

• Graduated from Wageningen Agriculture University in 1993 with a Master's degree in Animal Science, specializing in Animal Breeding.12
• Joined Nutreco/Euribrid as Geneticist of Hisex Layers after graduation.2
• Worked as a Geneticist for Hendrix Poultry Breeders (predecessor of Hendrix Genetics) from 1998 to 2000.2
• Served as General Manager of broiler breeding activities at Hybro from 2003 to 2007.2
• Held various senior management positions within Nutreco from 2007 to 2022.3
• Most recently, he was Managing Director leading Trouw Nutrition activities for Europe, Central-Asia, and Middle East.23

Transition to Hendrix Genetics

Maatman's journey to becoming CEO of Hendrix Genetics involved the following steps:

1. Appointed as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Hendrix Genetics in September 2022.1
2. Joined the company as Deputy CEO on January 1, 2023.3
3. After a successful transition period, he took over as CEO and chairman of the executive committee on April 1, 2023.34

As CEO, Richard Maatman leads Hendrix Genetics in its mission to provide innovative and sustainable genetic solutions for the animal protein value chain, contributing to addressing the global food challenge.3