Nutreco employees

The number of Nutreco employees increased from 9,278 in 2008 to 9,690, as at 31 December 2009, mainly as a result of the acquisitions in Brazil and Spain. Nutreco operates 117 factories in 25 countries on five continents: North and South America, Australia, Europe and Asia.

The following detail analysis does not yet include the employees of the recently acquired companies. The proportion of women employed in Nutreco was 27.7% (2008: 28.6%). The proportion of staff in managerial positions was 8% (2008: 8.1%) and 23.6% of these were female (2008: 23.4%). The average age was 41.1 years (2008: 40.0 years).

The average duration of employment was 11.7 years (2008: 10.9 years). Bachelor degrees or higher qualifications were held by 20.2% of Nutreco employees (2008: 17.9%).

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