Two editors join Industria Avicola

Two editors, both based in Latin America, have joined the staff of Industria Avicola. Benjamin Ruiz, based in Mexico City, has been named editor. He has a degree in Nutrition and Foods from the Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City, has a Masters in Animal Science (Poultry) from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, USA and has worked in marketing, tech service and sales in Latin America for the American Soybean Association, Novus International, National Renderers Association and Wenger Manufacturing.
For the past 18 years, he has been a translator of the animal agriculture sector, with studies also in Translation and Terminology. He founded the agency Fabulare, SC and for the last 5 years he has worked as a freelance, in addition to being a translator of Industria Avícola over the past 18 years.
He can be reached at bruiz@wattnet.net
María de los Ángeles Gutierrez, based in Santiago, Chile, has been named managing editor. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Economics from the Universidad Católica de Chile, has a vast experience of more than 14 years as a journalist in Reed Business' magazine,
Avicultura Profesional, geared exclusively to the poultry area for the global and Latin American markets. She will focus on news and covering the South American markets. She can be reached at magutierrez@wattnet.net.
The two editors are supported by Kayla Kling, who began work for WATT on as an intern in 2009 while a student at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts, with a double major in Spanish and Journalism. She now works for the Egg Industry, Feed Management and Industria Avícola from the company’s U.S. headquarters.
The increased staff will allow Industria Avicola to improve its coverage the entire continent both in the printed and electronic versions, with new features and means of communicating the latest news and developments in the poultry industry.