Augusto Heck

Augusto Heck currently serves as Gerente de Risco para Micotoxinas LATAM at dsm-firmenich, effective February 2024, focusing on the management of products and services related to mycotoxins. Prior to this role, Augusto was Gerente de Marketing LATAM para Suínos em Especialidades at DSM from January 2022 to February 2024 and held the position of Gerente Técnico Comercial at BIOMIN from May 2019 to December 2021. Augusto's experience in the swine industry includes a significant tenure at Brasil Foods S/A from October 1997 to February 2019, where responsibilities included overseeing swine production and reproduction strategies as an internal consultant. Early in the career, Augusto was involved in swine herd health management while pursuing a Master of Science at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, where education took place from 1990 to 1995.