Olena Topilnytska is assuming the position of chief commercial officer at Terra Canis on 1 July. She succeeds company founder Birgitta Ornau and will be responsible for marketing, sales and finance. Birgitta Ornau stepped down on 1 April but is staying on in an advisory capacity.
Olena Topilnytska has worked for Nestlé since 2000, most recently as insights & innovation director at Nestlé Purina Petcare Europe. She began her career there as a brand manager in the confectionery business of Nestlé Ukraine, moving to Nestlé Purina at the end of 2005.