Kemin names new president of Kemin AquaScience

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Kemin Industries has appointed Leo Xie-Lei as president of Kemin AquaScience, the company’s global business unit that serves the aquaculture industry. Xie-Lei succeeds Kemin AquaScience’s first president, KP Philip, who will continue to lead strategic projects for Kemin Industries. Xie-Lei joined Kemin as chief commercial officer for Kemin AquaScience in late 2018. He also was regional director for China, building the Kemin AquaScience business there from the ground up. Xie-Lei has spent the past decade in leadership positions in the nutrition and food industry. Prior to joining Des Moines-based Kemin, he was president of Asia Pacific for Royal DSM NV’s Food Specialty Business Group. He also held several senior positions with DSM in the Asia Pacific region, Europe and China. Xi-Lei is currently based in Shanghai and will continue to lead Kemin AquaScience from China.