Jeff Alix is the Global Head of Business Development, Companion Animals for Veramaris. His career in the pet food industry spans 38 years. After receiving his BS in Chemistry from California State University, Northridge, Jeff has gained experience across a wide array of functional disciplines including ingredient and food science, flavor chemistry, animal nutrition, sales and marketing. He was a Research Scientist at Nestle Petcare for 10 years, Technical Support and Product Development Manager at Bioproducts (now AFB International) for 8 years, and more than 20 years as Sales, Business Development, and Marketing for DSM Nutritional Products and now Veramaris. Veramaris is a DSM and Evonik joint-venture company.