Meet your
Empyreal 75 team.

Chad graduated from Kansas State University in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. Later he got a master of animal science focusing on ruminant nutrition from North Carolina State University. He started working for Cargill at the corn-milling facility in Dayton, Ohio, where he held positions in operations, process engineering, project engineering, and automation in the wet mill, industrial starch, and corn syrup departments before moving to Blair in 1997 to become the plant engineer. In 1997 Chad received a Professional Engineer license in the State of Nebraska.

From 1999–2004, Chad had various roles leading plant operations or large, complex design and construction projects for various businesses within CSST. Since 2004, Chad has been focused on our Branded Feed business, first leading engineering and operations, and for the past 15 years has led commercial development of Branded Feed brands including aquaculture.

Dr. Hoa is the Global Technical Director for Empyreal 75 and Motiv, servicing and supporting customers in product application and usage. Dr. Hoa has worked for Cargill for six years, with three years at Cargill Vietnam Aqua Nutrition Technology, and three years for Empyreal 75 and Motiv. Dr. Hoa spent more than 17 years in the National Aquaculture Research Institute at Vietnam, from 1994–2012. He began working in the aqua industry as a key account manager for INVE Aquaculture for one year, then joined Cargill in 2013. Hoa has significant experience in shrimp nutrition and shrimp farm management, and has expanded his expertise in fish nutrition to serve customers in the Asia region for Empyreal 75 and Motiv products.

Claudio oversees Empyreal 75 and Motiv sales, primarily in Central and South America. He joined Cargill in 1999, spending 13 years with Cargill Animal Nutrition (CAN), with different responsibilities in aquaculture feed sales, product development, and technical assistance. In 2013, he joined the Empyreal team at Cargill Starches, Sweeteners, and Texturizers North America. Claudio has vast experience in shrimp farm/feed management, especially in South America. He also leads Cargill Andina in Chile, the business in charge of the Empyreal 75 commercialization of salmon feed mills operating in that country. Claudio has also been a key contributor to product development, leading the commercial initiative around Empyreal 75 and Motiv.

Michael is the Director of Sales, and Distribution for Empyreal 75 and Motiv in North America. In addition to sales activities, Michael develops and manages service-partner relationships in countries where we do business. Michael has spent 17 years with Cargill, all within the Corn Milling business unit. Initially working in merchandising of various by-products, the latter part of his career has been focused on commercial activity and business management.

Ms. Han has been with CFN Vietnam for nearly 11 years, working on formulation in a risk management and sourcing department. In March 2019, she moved to aqua sales and account management in Vietnam for both Empyreal 75 and Motiv, where she brings her technical experience to the sales process. In her role at Cargill, she supplies customers with high-quality products and provides valued services to help customers succeed in their business. Ms. Han feels it is important to understand the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges to build a business strategy to compete with other rival companies in the field.

Vorapong is the Business Development Manager for the Motiv and Empyreal 75 brands in the Southeast Asia region. He worked with Cargill for a few years starting in 1996 in Thailand, right after his completion of his master’s degree in agriculture and resource economics from West Virginia University in the U.S. Vorapong left Cargill for some years and gained valuable experience with different functions in aquaculture such as feed mill management, and in roles as a marketing coordinator, commercial lead, and M&A lead. Vorapong has hands-on experience working with backyard farmers and large-scale commercial farms as well as feed millers in livestock and in aquaculture. He rejoined Cargill in 2023 and is based in Thailand.