Hero Group has appointed Georgina Pattison as general manager of the Hero UK&I organisation following the departure of Matthew Mills.

Novella Innovative Technology has appointed nutraceutical industry veteran Antonio Martinez Descalzo as chief executive officer.

Millow has appointed Fredrik Öhrn as its new CEO, and has announced that inventor and chief scientific officer, Mohammad J Taherzadeh, will be joining the company full-time.

Gavan Technologies has appointed former ChickP chief executive Liat Lachish Levy to lead its next phase of commercial expansion.

Sarah Speare, CEO, co-founder and worker-owner of Tootie’s Tempeh, has been elected to the board of the Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA) and will also serve as Treasurer.

Impossible Foods has announced that its current CEO, Peter McGuinness, will step down after nearly four years leading the plant-based protein company.

Jeffrey Gendelman, CEO of plant-based meat start-up Daring Foods, has announced he will step down after nearly five years with the company.

Quorn Foods has announced two senior leadership appointments as the meat alternatives business looks to accelerate growth across the US and its foodservice channel.

Precision fermentation dairy start-up Formo has appointed Andreas Heyl to the role of chief technology officer.