May 31/Ashdod, Israel/PRNewswire -- Solbar Israel announced the appointment of Todd R. Watson as president of Solbar USA, effective June 1, 2011. The appointment is part of Solbar's strategy to strengthen its position in the U.S. market and comes as a direct enhancement to the acquisition of a new processing plant in Nebraska last year.
Watson joins the Solbar Group following more than 25 years of managerial and commercial experience in the food ingredients and commodity industry. He has extensive experience in sales and marketing, working for well-known multinational companies including Cargill. He served 10 years at ABF Ingredients, with last two years as a president and chief executive officer of Protient Inc., where he successfully brought significant growth in sales and business development to the company.