ASTEC Global announced today the appointment of Mr. Herman ter Haar as General Manager of ASTEC Operations.   In this role, Herman will be responsible for managing the different operational units in the United States and in South Africa.

Herman ter Haar has outstanding experience in managing and guiding companies through the different phases of their development.  Mr. ter Haar has undertaken a number of positions which ultimately culminated in his appointment as President of Henkel Cosmetics  North America.

The former manager of ASTEC, Mr. Johan Van Asbrouck, will become the General Manager of ASTEC Projects and will lead the many different product enterprises (such as the successful Q2 and MarQ products).  In addition to this, Mr. Van Asbrouck will manage all new technical development projects.

Johan Van Asbrouck successfully started ASTEC Operations in 1997 and has grown the company into a market leader for Sugar Beet Pelleting in the US and for vegetable Seed Pelleting in South Africa.  Johan will remain responsible for all technical aspects in the entire ASTEC group.

ASTEC Global is convinced that these changes will help the company continue to grow further into a major role in the International Seed Technology area, thereby providing better service and products to all customers.