Mr Gómez (pictured) has considerable experience in the Spanish pig industry. He will succeed Juan Nicolás Corbalán who will relinquish his position as manager of TOPIGS Iberica during the course of 2008.

TOPIGS is a world leader in pig genetics and the absolute market leader in several countries. TOPIGS is the biggest genetic supplier in Europe. Excellent breeding programmes and the resulting customer commitment are the key to TOPIGS’ success.

TOPIGS Iberica is market leader in pig genetics for Spain, with a market share of over 20%. TOPIGS’ sister company AIM Iberica is Spain’s biggest AI organisation and produces more than 1.3 million doses of semen per year.