Dr med vet Claudia Westfahl joined Leiber GmbH in February as a specialist animal nutrition veterinarian, to help boost the company\'s NPD strategy.

Dr Westfahl is responsible for new product development of functional feed ingredients and brings with her eight years of expertise in commercial diet formulations for pet, fish and reptiles.

Leiber, based in Bramsche, Germany, is a leading manufacturers of speciality yeast products for the animal nutrition, foodstuffs, food supplements and biotechnology sectors.