Freshpet, Inc. Names New Vice President of Research and Development

On May 25, 2018

Freshpet, Inc. announced that pet nutrition and welfare industry veteran Dr. Gerardo Perez-Camargo has joined the company as vice president of research and development. In this role, Dr. Perez-Camargo will be responsible for leading Freshpet’s new product innovation in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

“We are excited to have Gerardo join the Freshpet team with his incredible depth of experience in pet health and wellness,” said Scott Morris, Freshpet’s Co-Founder and President. “We believe Gerardo’s future contributions will help us to fulfill our mission of providing more pets with fresh, all-natural foods that enrich their lives and the relationships with their pet parents, and we remain committed to doing so in ways that are good for our pets, for people, and for our planet.”

Dr. Perez-Camargo joins Freshpet with nearly 25 years of pet nutrition, welfare and research and development experience including various leadership roles at Nestle Purina and Mars, Incorporated. Prior to joining Freshpet, he led the Global Pet Welfare and Behavior team for Nestle Purina in France and the United States to deliver innovation in the areas of pet nutrition. He also managed the Global Pet Welfare team to design and implement common pet welfare standards, product performance evaluation and data validation across 15 countries. During his tenure at Mars, Incorporated Dr. Perez-Camargo was a veterinary diet product developer pet nutritionist at the Waltham Center for Pet Nutrition. Prior to Mars, he served in the Spanish Army where he was a Lieutenant in the Veterinary Corps working with Equine Breeding for Spanish Army Horses and with their Police Canine Units. He has degree in Veterinary Medicine from Spain and a Ph.D. in Applied Biochemistry and Food Science from the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.

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