Personnel News: REPLOID appoints Paul van der Raad as Director of Global Petfood; Business Development team further strengthened
EQS-Media / 13.04.2026 / 10:00 CET/CEST
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Personnel News: REPLOID appoints Paul van der Raad as Director of Global
Petfood; Business Development team further strengthened
WELS, Austria – April 13, 2026 – REPLOID Group AG (“REPLOID”) welcomes
additional three highly-experienced senior managers.
Philip Pauer, CEO and founder of REPLOID, commented: “Once again, we have
succeeded in attracting highly talented and experienced leaders to
REPLOID. I am confident that, with these three new additions, we will
drive our dynamic expansion forward in a smart and focused way.”
Paul van der Raad has joined the Group as Director of Global Petfood
Paul van der Raad brings nearly 30 years of international experience in
the pet industry. The former Global Director of Protix BV’s pet division
has extensive senior leadership experience, including CEO and board-level
roles in several pet food companies. During his career, he has worked
across private label, branded products, ingredients, strategy, growth, and
global business development. Paul van der Raad holds a degree in
International Management from Haarlem Business School and has both Danish
and Dutch citizenship.
At REPLOID, he will support the further development of the Group’s global
pet activities, with a focus on functional and sustainable pet solutions,
ingredients, brands, strategic partnerships, retailer and producer
relationships, and profitable growth across the value chain. Paul will
also contribute to strengthening REPLOID’s position in circular pet
solutions by helping translate innovative and sustainable concepts into
commercially relevant market opportunities.
Business Development team strengthened with Lars-Henrik Lau Heckmann and
Maurice Brenninkmeijer
Lars-Henrik Lau Heckmann, Head of Business Development & Regulatory
Affairs, and Maurice Brenninkmeijer, Head of Business Development &
Partnerships, further strengthen the International Sales & Business
Development team led by Andrew Bernard.
With more than 12 years of experience, Lars-Henrik Lau Heckmann is a
pioneer and industry leader in insect farming. For more than five of those
years, he was head of business development for the renowned Big Dutchman
Group, a leading systems supplier for industrial insect farms. Lars holds
a PhD in biology from the University of Reading.
Maurice Brenninkmeijer is a proven leader in global business development
and partnerships, most recently at Protix BV, where he shaped and executed
international expansion strategies, including joint ventures and strategic
alliances. Maurice holds an Executive MBA from IMD (Switzerland) and has
completed advanced sustainability training at the University of Cambridge,
combining business leadership with a strong interest in sustainability and
circularity.
About REPLOID Group AG
REPLOID offers an innovative system for the industrial utilization of
regional organic residues from the food industry.
The company builds and services modular and scalable insect-rearing plants
for its customers – the REPLOID ReFarmUnits. In these plants, young black
soldier fly larvae supplied by the company receive a site-specific feed
mix. This mix is developed on the basis of REPLOID’s own research and
development using residual materials from the regional food value chain.
After rearing, customers either use the larvae and/or their by-products
themselves, or REPLOID takes them back for centralized marketing or
further processing.
REPLOID sells the reared larvae either directly or, after further
processing into proteins and fats, for example, to customers in the animal
feed industry. From the by-products of insect rearing (insect frass), the
company produces premium organic fertilizer.
With decentralized upcycling on an industrial scale, REPLOID provides an
economically attractive solution within the circular economy. Food
residues and unused food are utilized efficiently, helping to conserve key
resources over the long term.
REPLOID Group AG was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Wels,
Austria. The company has a global focus and has been listed since July
2025 on the Vienna Stock Exchange’s direct market plus segment (ticker
symbol: HRX5). The Group employs more than 135 people.
Contact
Hans Lang | Director Group Communications | +43 660 693 45 63 |
presse@reploid.eu
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Language: English
Company: REPLOID Group AG
Maria-Theresia-Straße 53
4600 Wels
Austria
Phone: +43 660 / 776 50 40
E-mail: office@reploid.eu
Internet: reploid.eu
ISIN: AT0000A3HRX5
Listed: Vienna Stock Exchange (Vienna MTF)
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