January 24/Redmond, Wash., and Brussels, Belgium/Univar Press Release -- Univar Inc. announced that David Jukes has been promoted to president of Univar Europe. He replaces John van Osch who is leaving the company to pursue new opportunities.
Jukes has spent much of his career in global distribution, living and working in Australia, the U.S., the Netherlands, and in his native United Kingdom. Most recently, he served as Univar’s vice president of sales and marketing for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and has been instrumental in implementing the company’s pan-European strategy.