Thijs Hendrix Installed as “Chevalier dans l’Ordre du Mérite Agricole”

27-May-2011

Today the Ambassador of France in The Netherlands, His Excellency Jean - François Blarel, installed Thijs Hendrix as “Chevalier dans l’Ordre du Mérite Agricole”.

                                                                  

During a ceremony at the Hendrix family farm “Saazehof” in Ospel (Limburg), The Netherlands, the Ambassador of France in The Netherlands, His Excellency Jean-François Blarel installed Thijs Hendrix as Knight in the National Order of Agricultural Merit (Chevalier dans l’Ordre du Mérite Agricole).

 

National Order of Agricultural Merit (L’Ordre National du Mérite Agricole) is an  order of merit  established in  France  on 7 July 1883 by  Minister of Agriculture   Jules Méline  to reward services to agriculture.

Thijs Hendrix (*1955) is a farmer and entrepreneur, as his father and grandfather, with registered office since 1923 at “Saazehof”, Ospel, The Netherlands. Through his group company Hendrix Genetics B.V., headquartered in Boxmeer, he continues to focus on growth and consolidation opportunities in animal breeding and life sciences.

In 2005 in “Projet Charlemagne“, initiated by Alain Audubert (current Président Honoraire of Hendrix Genetics), Thijs Hendrix and Antoon van den Berg founded Hendrix Genetics, and created a global leader in egg layer genetics by combining Institut de Sélection Animale and Hendrix Poultry Breeders. Soon thereafter in 2007 followed by the acquisition of Euribrid, the Animal Breeding Division of Nutreco Holding NV. In 2008 Sofiprotéol, the leading player in the French vegetable oil and protein industry became long-term strategic minority shareholder in Hendrix Genetics. Since then Hendrix Genetics is fast developing through autonomous growth and acquisitions.

With a number of wholly owned operations and joint ventures across the world in 22 countries on four continents, Hendrix Genetics serves with more than 1.500 employees the world’s poultry, aquaculture and pork industry in more than 100 countries.

For more information, please contact:

 

Thijs Hendrix

“Saazehof”

Plattepeeldijk 24

6035  RP Ospel

Telephone: +31651333791

Email: thijs.hendrix@hendrix-genetics.com