Personnel News: REPLOID appoints Paul van der Raad as Director of Global Petfood; Business Development team further strengthened

EQS-Media / 13.04.2026 / 10:00 CET/CEST

   PRESS RELEASE

   Personnel News: REPLOID appoints Paul van der Raad as Director of Global
   Petfood; Business Development team further strengthened

    

   WELS, Austria – April 13, 2026 – REPLOID Group AG (“REPLOID”) welcomes
   additional three highly-experienced senior managers.

   Philip Pauer, CEO and founder of REPLOID, commented: “Once again, we have
   succeeded in attracting highly talented and experienced leaders to
   REPLOID. I am confident that, with these three new additions, we will
   drive our dynamic expansion forward in a smart and focused way.”

   Paul van der Raad has joined the Group as Director of Global Petfood

   Paul van der Raad brings nearly 30 years of international experience in
   the pet industry. The former Global Director of Protix BV’s pet division
   has extensive senior leadership experience, including CEO and board-level
   roles in several pet food companies. During his career, he has worked
   across private label, branded products, ingredients, strategy, growth, and
   global business development. Paul van der Raad holds a degree in
   International Management from Haarlem Business School and has both Danish
   and Dutch citizenship.

   At REPLOID, he will support the further development of the Group’s global
   pet activities, with a focus on functional and sustainable pet solutions,
   ingredients, brands, strategic partnerships, retailer and producer
   relationships, and profitable growth across the value chain. Paul will
   also contribute to strengthening REPLOID’s position in circular pet
   solutions by helping translate innovative and sustainable concepts into
   commercially relevant market opportunities.

   Business Development team strengthened with Lars-Henrik Lau Heckmann and
   Maurice Brenninkmeijer

   Lars-Henrik Lau Heckmann, Head of Business Development & Regulatory
   Affairs, and Maurice Brenninkmeijer, Head of Business Development &
   Partnerships, further strengthen the International Sales & Business
   Development team led by Andrew Bernard.

   With more than 12 years of experience, Lars-Henrik Lau Heckmann is a
   pioneer and industry leader in insect farming. For more than five of those
   years, he was head of business development for the renowned Big Dutchman
   Group, a leading systems supplier for industrial insect farms. Lars holds
   a PhD in biology from the University of Reading.

   Maurice Brenninkmeijer is a proven leader in global business development
   and partnerships, most recently at Protix BV, where he shaped and executed
   international expansion strategies, including joint ventures and strategic
   alliances. Maurice holds an Executive MBA from IMD (Switzerland) and has
   completed advanced sustainability training at the University of Cambridge,
   combining business leadership with a strong interest in sustainability and
   circularity.

    

   About REPLOID Group AG

   REPLOID offers an innovative system for the industrial utilization of
   regional organic residues from the food industry.

   The company builds and services modular and scalable insect-rearing plants
   for its customers – the REPLOID ReFarmUnits. In these plants, young black
   soldier fly larvae supplied by the company receive a site-specific feed
   mix. This mix is developed on the basis of REPLOID’s own research and
   development using residual materials from the regional food value chain.
   After rearing, customers either use the larvae and/or their by-products
   themselves, or REPLOID takes them back for centralized marketing or
   further processing.

   REPLOID sells the reared larvae either directly or, after further
   processing into proteins and fats, for example, to customers in the animal
   feed industry. From the by-products of insect rearing (insect frass), the
   company produces premium organic fertilizer.

   With decentralized upcycling on an industrial scale, REPLOID provides an
   economically attractive solution within the circular economy. Food
   residues and unused food are utilized efficiently, helping to conserve key
   resources over the long term.

   REPLOID Group AG was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Wels,
   Austria. The company has a global focus and has been listed since July
   2025 on the Vienna Stock Exchange’s direct market plus segment (ticker
   symbol: HRX5). The Group employs more than 135 people.

   Contact

   Hans Lang | Director Group Communications | +43 660 693 45 63 |
   [email protected]

   End of Media Release

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   Language:    English
   Company:     REPLOID Group AG
                Maria-Theresia-Straße 53
                4600 Wels
                Austria
   Phone:       +43 660 / 776 50 40
   E-mail:      [email protected]
   Internet:    reploid.eu
   ISIN:        AT0000A3HRX5
   Listed:      Vienna Stock Exchange (Vienna MTF)
   EQS News ID: 2306744


    
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