Kemin Promotes Jeff Murphy to Vice President of Sales

DES MOINES, Iowa - March 20, 2008 - Jed Harms, president of Kemin AgriFoods North America, announces the promotion of Jeff Murphy to Vice President of Sales. 

Harms said, "As Commercial Director, Murphy has successfully grown the sales team as well as responded to the opportunities and challenges of our business while demonstrating outstanding leadership and adaptability to help move our business forward."

Since joining Kemin in 1998, Murphy has held a number of sales and marketing positions including Pork Business Unit Manager, Product Manager, Marketing Manager, and most recently, Commercial Director. 

Prior to joining Kemin, Murphy spent ten years in sales and sales management at Bioproducts Inc., ADM and Feed Specialties Company.  Murphy is an active member of the agriculture industry through involvement in the American Feed Industry Association, American Society of Animal Science, the Poultry Science Association and the Iowa Foundation for Agricultural Advancement.  Murphy also serves as the President of the Iowa State Cyclone Wrestling Club.  Murphy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in animal science and a Master of Science degree in animal nutrition from Iowa State University.

Kemin - Inspired Molecular Solutions^TM

Founded in 1961, Kemin Industries Inc. (www.kemin.com) provides health and nutritional solutions to the Agrifoods, Food Ingredients, Pet Food and Human Health and Pharmaceutical Industries. Kemin operates in more than 60 countries with manufacturing facilities in Belgium, Brazil, China, India, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand and the United States.

The Agrifoods businesses of Kemin focus on Total Nutrition^® to help its customers achieve a highly effective, consistent system of profitable animal production. Rather than all out production at minimum cost, success in the future will instead be measured by achieving satisfactory balance between production enhancement and managing disease; ensuring food quality and safety; minimizing the impact of production on the environment; and achieving consumer satisfaction. Finding and maintaining the critical balance between all these considerations is the basis for Total Nutrition.

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