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Dr Roel Mulder, the new Secretary of WPSA
Roel Mulder (62), The Netherlands, studied chemistry at Delft University of Technology and obtained his PhD at the National Agricultural University in Wageningen, The Netherlands. He then worked in several different positions (last position as acting director) at the Spelderholt Centre for Poultry Research, Beekbergen, before he took up the position of Manager International, Research and Public Affairs for ID-Lelystad and the Agricultural Research Organisation at Wageningen. He also spent 3 years in Brussels, Belgium, at the European Commission Directorate General Research, COST Agriculture and Biotechnology. After that he started his own consulting business in 2002.
For WPSA, Dr. Mulder has been active since the 1980’s, when he was involved in organising several symposia for working groups of the European Federation of WPSA. In 1992, he served as the chairman of the scientific committee of for the World’s Poultry Congress that was held in Amsterdam. In recent years he has served as assistant secretary and director of communications for WPSA.
In his new position he expects to work closely with the Board of Directors, and to continue to give WPSA more visibility and exposure at conferences and exhibitions. Together with Piet Simons he will work to maintain and promote new Journal sponsorships. He will also continue to build good relations with industry and other professional personnel and organisations.
E-mail Dr Roel Mulder: roel.mulder@wpsa.com