These appointments are an important step in the design process of the combined Animal Health organization. The heads of the Global Species teams report to Ruurd Stolp, Senior Vice President and President Animal Health.

Appointed as Head of Global Poultry is Ruud Aerdts. Mr. Aerdts has held the position of Head of Global Marketing-Poultry for Intervet since 2005. Prior to this, he held General Manager positions for the company in Thailand and Indonesia.

Mr. Aerdts completed an Executive MBA program with NIMBAS Graduate School of Management, Utrecht, The Netherlands/Bradford, United Kingdom in 2002 and holds a Bachelor in Business Administration degree from IHBO, Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

The Global Species teams are responsible for the marketing strategies in the regional markets. The teams work closely with R&D to maintain a successful pipeline of new products.

The new combination Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health strengthens the animal health portfolio in several areas and brings together complementary lines of pharmaceuticals, biologicals and an enhanced science and technology platform. This ensures on-going commitment to meeting the challenges of the various species segments. Intervet/Schering- Plough Animal Health is not only the world market leader in the production of animal health vaccines, but is also one of the world’s leaders in the field of animal health.