Our Core Values
Always Doing the Right Thing
In every decision we are committed to doing what is in the best interest of our employees, customers, shareholders, and the communities in which we operate. We are inclusive, treat others with respect, and lead by example. We take responsibility for our own personal safety as well as the safety of our colleagues. We follow all established policies and applicable laws. Simply said, we hold ourselves to the highest standard.
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Thinking Big and Acting Small
We believe that better is always possible and that we can indeed make the world a healthier place. We encourage curiosity, diversity of thought, and “out of the box” thinking. We are open to new ideas and new ways of getting things done. Our aspirational mindset is essential to our future success. As we grow, we want to remember our entrepreneurial beginnings and retain the humility and agility that made us who we are today.
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Staying Focused on the Customer
We recognize that without our customers we do not exist. We are united in helping our customers succeed, grow, and win in their markets.
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Collaborating and Growing Together
We believe that collaboration is key to our success and that there is no time for building internal barriers. We are a team that supports one another and works well together to achieve common goals. Our collaborative environment fosters teamwork and drives growth. We understand that the success of our company requires a collective effort, resulting in opportunity and growth for all our employees and stakeholders.
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Playing to Win
We strive to be successful in everything that we do. We are ambitious and determined in how we approach opportunities and have a sense of urgency to drive results. We believe that we will solve today’s challenges to shape a healthier tomorrow.
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With facilities throughout the world,
Balchem is global in scope and impact.
Corporate Headquarters
New Hampton, NY
Sales Office
St. Louis, MO
Sales Office
Layton, UT
Sales Office
Marano, Italy
Sales Office
The Hague, Netherlands
Manufacturing locations:
Balchem Leadership
Ted Harris
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Martin Bengtsson
Chief Financial Officer
Mark Stach
General Counsel
Job van Gunsteren
Vice President/General Manager—Specialty Products
Jim Hyde
Senior Vice President/General Manager—Human Nutrition & Health
Jonathan Griffin
Vice President/General Manager—Animal Nutrition & Health
Sustainability
Making the World a Healthier Place: Our 2019 Sustainability Report
Every day, Balchem is delivering trusted solutions that enhance health and nutrition through science. Our two sustainability objectives remain the same as we look to the future:
• Providing innovative solutions for the health and nutritional needs of the world
• Operating with excellence as strong stewards of our employees, customers, shareholders, and communities (our stakeholders)
Our mission (who we are) is clear – to make the world a healthier place. One of our proud accomplishments is our impact on 1.4 billion people this year through human nutrition products, and through people being fed by animals supplemented with our vital nutrients.
Our Sustainability Framework focuses on the most critical Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) topics relevant to our business and stakeholders. This report highlights our efforts within three pillars: People, Planet, and Profit. We welcome you to join our sustainability journey as we help make the world a healthier place.
Please enjoy our full Sustainability Report.
Ted Harris
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Ted Harris is Balchem’s Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, and President. He joined the company in May of 2015 and is chartered with leading the company into its next phase of growth and profitability.
Prior to joining Balchem, Mr. Harris was a Senior Vice President of Ashland Inc., a global leader in specialty chemicals. He joined Ashland in 2004 and had a series of senior leadership roles including vice president and general manager of the Composite Polymers business unit, President Ashland Distribution, and President Ashland Global Supply Chain at which time he also led the global integration related to the Hercules, Inc. acquisition. In 2009, Harris was named Senior Vice President and President Ashland Performance Material, a global leader in advanced composites, adhesives, elastomers, and intermediates and solvents.
Immediately prior to joining Ashland, Harris held various leadership roles within FMC Corporation over a 12-year period. In his last role at FMC, Harris served as general manager of the Food Ingredients Division within FMC’s Food, Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Group.
Mr. Harris is also an independent director and member of the Board of Directors of Pentair plc.
A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Harris earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Lehigh University. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.
Martin Bengtsson
Chief Financial Officer
Martin is Balchem’s Chief Financial Officer. He joined the company in February 2019.
Mr. Bengtsson joins Balchem following a successful 15-year career at Honeywell Inc. where he held a variety of finance roles, including CFO roles for Honeywell’s Fluorine Products business, Specialty Products business, and Advanced Materials business, and most recently serving as CFO for the $11B Performance Materials & Technologies segment. He also served as Vice President – Group Corporate Audit and Vice President & Global Controller – Performance Materials & Technologies.
Mr. Bengtsson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Northwestern University and began his career as a Senior Auditor for Deloitte prior to joining Honeywell, Inc.
Mark Stach
General Counsel
Mark has been Balchem’s General Counsel and Secretary since September 2017. He was Assistant General Counsel of the Company from October 2015 until September 2017.
Prior to that he was in private practice and was Assistant General Counsel for Ashland Global Holdings Inc. (formerly, Ashland Inc.) (NYSE), where he was lead counsel and member of the leadership teams for two of Ashland’s business units and supervised the commercial, global trade compliance and intellectual property functions within Ashland’s Law Department.
Mr. Stach earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Kentucky and a Juris Doctorate from West Virginia University.
Job van Gunsteren
Vice President/General Manager—Specialty Products
Job van Gunsteren is Balchem’s Vice President and General Manager for its Specialty Products business unit.
Mr. van Gunsteren joined Balchem in 2007 and has served in several commercial roles of increasing responsibility in Balchem’s European offices in the Netherlands and Italy. Before his current position, Mr. van Gunsteren was Director for the Europe, Middle-East and Africa region and for Strategy of Balchem’s Animal Nutrition and Health business. Prior to joining Balchem, Mr. van Gunsteren worked for Akzo Nobel for seven years in several commercial and technical roles.
A native of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Mr. van Gunsteren earned a master’s degree in chemical engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, Switzerland.
Jim Hyde
Senior Vice President/General Manager—Human Nutrition & Health
Jim Hyde currently serves as the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Human Nutrition & Pharma. Mr. Hyde is active within industry and serves on the Executive Committee and Board of Directors as the Immediate Past Chair of the Counsel for Responsible Nutrition, the leading trade association for dietary supplements.
Balchem acquired Albion Minerals in February 2016, where Mr. Hyde was CEO from 2001 to 2016. Before joining Albion Minerals, Mr. Hyde was General Counsel at U.S. Bank, Utah, and was an associate at the Salt Lake City, Utah law firm of Parsons, Behle & Latimer.
Mr. Hyde earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Utah State University in 1983 majoring in accounting, and thereafter received his Juris Doctorate in 1986 from the University of Utah College of Law.
Jonathan Griffin
Vice President/General Manager—Animal Nutrition & Health
Jonathan Griffin serves as the Vice President and General Manager of Balchem’s Animal Nutrition & Health (ANH) business unit. In this leadership role, he is charged with developing overall strategy and executing profitable performance across both the global monogastric and ruminant segments. Mr. Griffin joined Balchem in 2011 and has served in several senior leadership roles of increasing responsibility and scope. Mr. Griffin has helped to lead the ANH business, both in achieving profitable organic growth as well as an aggressive plan for adding key strategic components through targeted acquisitions.
Prior to joining Balchem, Mr. Griffin served in key management roles at well-known Biotechnology and Animal Nutrition firms, including Monsanto Dairy Business and Arm & Hammer Animal Nutrition (a division of Church & Dwight, Inc.).
Mr. Griffin currently serves on the board of directors for the American Feed Industry Association, and for the last year has served on the association’s executive committee.
Mr. Griffin is a native and resident of Connecticut. Jonathan received his Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University, in Ithaca, New York and also received a Master of Science, in Business Administration, from the Warrington College of Business, at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida.
