Royal Canin has appointed Jimmy Park as its new general manager for UK and Ireland.

Jimmy, previously general manager of Royal Canin Korea,  said: “I’m very thrilled to join the European leadership team. At Royal Canin, all of the associates speak the same language for making a better world for pets.

“Royal Canin’s role is demonstrating tangible health benefits for cats and dogs through nutrition and services everywhere in the world. Based on this philosophy, I’ll be focusing on rejuvenating pet owner reach in collaboration with vet and pet professionals.”

Michael Kunze, Royal Canin’s regional president for Europe, said: “Jimmy has demonstrated strong business leadership in South Korea, where consumers are very sophisticated and technology savvy, but the pet food market is relatively emerging and fast growing. He will be instrumental in finding further growth opportunities in the relatively mature pet food market of the UK and Ireland."

Jimmy started his career at Reckitt Benckiser Korea as sales representative and then moved to trade marketing in Singapore. Before joining Royal Canin Korea in 2012, he led the consumer pharmaceutical division as sales director at GlaxoSmithKline Korea.