Neogen Corp. has announced the appointments of Joe Freels as senior vice president and chief commercial officer, effective January 5, and Dr. Tammi Ranalli as senior vice president and general manager, global food safety, effective January 7.
As senior vice president and general manager for Neogen’s food safety business unit, Ranalli will have full P&L responsibility for Neogen’s global food safety portfolio and will develop and execute the global strategy for continued innovation and growth, including marketing, research and development, and government and regulatory affairs. She joins Neogen from QuidelOrtho, where she served as senior vice president and general manager for the company’s molecular diagnostics and point-of-care business units.
As senior vice president and chief commercial officer, Freels will lead Neogen’s global food safety commercial strategy, including sales, customer and technical services, regional marketing, and global commercial excellence. He brings more than 20 years of experience across diagnostics, life sciences and health care, most recently serving as senior vice president, global commercial operations at Cepheid.
“Tammi and Joe are both exceptional leaders, and we are pleased to welcome them to Neogen,” said Mike Nassif, president and CEO of Neogen. “Their combined commercial, scientific and operational expertise will be instrumental as we continue to strengthen our food safety business and support our customers around the world.”
