Kemin Appoints R&D VP

Kemin Health appointed Michael Ceddia, Ph.D., to vice president of research and development, based in Des Moines, Iowa. In this role, Ceddia is responsible for the Kemin Health innovation process as well as serving as a member of the executive team. Ceddia comes to Kemin from Mead Johnson Nutrition, where he served in multiple positions, including: associate director of the analytical and sterilization technology division; principal scientist of global discovery; and most recently as the regional director of Latin America research and development in Mexico City. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in biology from Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pa., and a Master of Arts in biomechanics from the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley. He received a Doctorate in physiology and immunology from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.