CHASKA, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--QualiTech, LLC (“QualiTech” or the “Company”), a leading global manufacturer of ingredient solutions solving critical taste, appearance, texture, and functional attribute requirements, today announced that Rick Pedersen, former President of Ornua Ingredients North America, has joined the Company as Chief Executive Officer.

明尼苏达州查斯卡（商业新闻短讯）--全球领先的配料解决方案制造商QualiTech，LLC（“QualiTech”或“公司”）今天宣布，Ornua配料北美公司前总裁里克·佩德森（Rick Pedersen）已加入该公司，担任首席执行官。

This change is effective as of January 2024..

此变更自2024年1月起生效。。

Mr. Pedersen brings more than 20 years of experience in the specialty ingredients industry to QualiTech, as well as a long track record of successfully catalyzing transformational growth in businesses across the food value chain. Throughout his career, he has cultivated strong expertise in sales, finance, and operations functions both domestically and internationally.

Pedersen先生为QualiTech带来了20多年的专业成分行业经验，以及成功推动食品价值链企业转型增长的长期记录。在他的职业生涯中，他在国内外的销售、财务和运营职能方面培养了强大的专业技能。

His prior experience driving revenue growth at leading value-added ingredients companies, decades of proven leadership skills and strong focus on strategy and innovation will help to accelerate QualiTech’s trajectory and reinforce its position as an industry leader in the ingredients market..

他之前在领先的增值配料公司推动收入增长的经验、数十年成熟的领导技能以及对战略和创新的强烈关注，将有助于加速QualiTech的发展轨迹，巩固其在配料市场的行业领导者地位。。

“We are thrilled to welcome Rick to QualiTech,” said Steven Loeffler, Managing Director at MidOcean Partners, a middle-market private equity firm and majority owner of QualiTech. “Rick’s extensive experience in the ingredients sector, combined with his deep understanding of consumer preferences, market trends and the innovation process make him the ideal fit to propel QualiTech through its next phase of growth.

“我们很高兴欢迎里克来到QualiTech，”MidOcean Partners董事总经理史蒂文·洛弗勒（StevenLoeffler）表示，MidOcean Partners是一家中等市场私人股本公司，也是QualiTech的大股东。“Rick在配料行业的丰富经验，加上他对消费者偏好、市场趋势和创新过程的深刻理解，使他成为推动QualiTech进入下一个增长阶段的理想人选。

Under Rick’s leadership, we believe QualiTech will be able to further leverage its robust ingredient portfolio and leading position across its core end markets to capitalize on existing opportunities and expand into adjacent products to reach both new and existing customers.”.

在Rick的领导下，我们相信QualiTech将能够进一步利用其强大的成分组合和在核心终端市场的领先地位，利用现有机会，并扩展到邻近产品，以覆盖新客户和现有客户。”。

“I am excited to join QualiTech at such a critical inflection point in the Company’s evolution,” said Mr. Pedersen. “QualiTech’s reputation for delivering innovative solutions and longstanding commitment to quality, technology, and service have established the Company as a leading ingredient supplier across the food, animal nutrition and agronomy markets.

佩德森先生说：“我很高兴在公司发展的关键转折点加入QualiTech。”。“QualiTech因提供创新解决方案以及对质量、技术和服务的长期承诺而享有盛誉，使其成为食品、动物营养和农艺市场的领先原料供应商。

I look forward to working closely with the rest of the QualiTech leadership team as we continue to drive innovation, optimize operations, and refine our commercial strategy to support sustainable long-term growth.”.

我期待着与QualiTech领导团队的其他成员密切合作，继续推动创新，优化运营，完善我们的商业战略，以支持可持续的长期增长。”。

Mr. Loeffler concluded, “We are grateful for Mike Hodgens’ nearly three decades of leadership at QualiTech. During Mike’s tenure, he helped to solidify QualiTech’s leading market position, drive consistent growth across segments and lead the successful transition of the business from family to private equity ownership last summer.

Loeffler先生总结道：“我们感谢迈克·霍金斯（Mike Hodgens）在QualiTech近三十年的领导才能。在迈克的任期内，他帮助巩固了QualiTech的领先市场地位，推动了各部门的持续增长，并于去年夏天成功地将业务从家族向私人股本所有权过渡。

He has positioned QualiTech to execute on a compelling range of new opportunities, and we wish him well in his next chapter.”.

他已经将QualiTech定位于一系列引人注目的新机会，我们祝愿他在下一章取得成功。”。

Prior to his role as President of Ornua Ingredients North America, a leading processed dairy business, Mr. Pedersen was President and Chief Executive Officer of Agrana Fruit North America. Previously, he held a variety of leadership positions at Fonterra, including Chief Financial Officer and Finance Director of the Americas, where he led a range of initiatives to spur profitable growth and directed financial management and planning throughout North and South American markets.

在担任领先的加工乳制品企业Ornua Components North America总裁之前，Pedersen先生曾任Agrana Fruit North America总裁兼首席执行官。此前，他曾在恒天然担任过多个领导职位，包括美洲首席财务官和财务总监，在那里他领导了一系列举措，以刺激利润增长，并指导整个北美和南美市场的财务管理和规划。

Mr. Pedersen has also previously held executive and leadership roles at major global brands including Nestle and Novartis Consumer Health. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Wisconsin..

佩德森此前还曾在雀巢（Nestle）和诺华（Novartis）消费者健康（Consumer Health）等主要全球品牌担任高管和领导职务。他获得了威斯康星大学经济学学士学位。。

About QualiTech

关于QualiTech

Founded in 1967 and headquartered in Chaska, MN, QualiTech is a leading global manufacturer of value-added ingredient solutions with product applications that fulfill complex taste, appearance, texture and functional attribute requirements for food, animal nutrition, and agronomy customers. The Company delivers best-in-class ingredients and nutrients that promote the health and wellbeing of people, animals, and the environment to a broad range of market-leading customers in CPG, livestock, and specialty crop end-markets.

QualiTech成立于1967年，总部位于明尼苏达州恰斯卡，是全球领先的增值成分解决方案制造商，其产品应用可满足食品、动物营养和农学客户的复杂口味、外观、质地和功能属性要求。该公司向CPG、牲畜和特种作物终端市场的广泛市场领先客户提供一流的成分和营养物质，以促进人、动物和环境的健康和福祉。

The Company owns and operates two manufacturing facilities and three land parcels in Chaska, MN, with one co-manufacturing partner located in California..

该公司在明尼苏达州查斯卡拥有并运营两个生产设施和三个地块，其中一个共同生产合作伙伴位于加利福尼亚州。。

About MidOcean Partners

关于MidOcean Partners

MidOcean Partners is a premier New York-based alternative asset manager specializing in middle-market private equity and alternative credit investments. Since its inception in 2003, MidOcean Private Equity has targeted investments in high-quality middle-market companies in the consumer and business services sectors.

MidOcean Partners是一家总部位于纽约的顶级另类资产管理公司，专门从事中等市场私人股本和另类信贷投资。自2003年成立以来，Midcoan Private Equity一直致力于投资于消费和商业服务领域的优质中等市场公司。

MidOcean Credit was launched in 2009 and currently manages a series of alternative credit strategies, collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), and customized separately managed accounts..

Midcean Credit成立于2009年，目前管理一系列替代信贷策略、抵押贷款债务（CLO）和定制的单独管理账户。。