Patrick van de Kerkhof has been appointed as Director Sales & Services at Fancom BV in Panningen as per 1st December 2006. Van de Kerkhof has been employed for 16 years at Fancom, during the first 10 years as Sales Manager. In the past 5 years he has gained wide management experience within the Fancom Management team in the function of Manager Operations. His responsibilities covered purchasing, logistics and production. Van de Kerkhof graduated in electrical engineering at the Fontys University of Applied Sciences in Eindhoven.

Van de Kerkhof about his appointment: “Fancom BV is the market leader when it comes to developing total solutions for climate control, automated feeding processes and process data in pig and poultry houses. Our corporate objective ‘Top Conditions through Complete Control’ is aimed at combining these three areas. Precisely this combination of a perfect climate, a feeding strategy adapted to the animals’ needs and optimal data processing leads to increased productivity in the house and better animal welfare. To achieve this, Fancom focuses on regulating the total process and places high demands on the knowledge and expertise of the team responsible for distributor sales and direct sales. With great emphasis placed on sharing skills via training we are working on continued professionalism of our sales organisation and global distribution network”.

Fancom’s head office is situated in Panningen, in the south of the Netherlands. Fancom is part of CTB, Inc., global leader in the development, production and sales of systems and solutions for the poultry, pig, egg production and grain industry. Founded in 1952, CTB operates from several locations in the USA and Europe and serves its customers via a global distribution network.