NCC features in a short spotlight column the official representative from each of our Allied Leader and Allied Member companies. This week’s Allied Leader Spotlight is Dr. Suzanne McComb, Director, Key Acct Veterinarian, Poultry, at Boehringer Ingelheim.
We asked Dr. McComb three questions:
In 2-3 sentences, describe what good or service your company provides to the broiler industry:
Boehringer Ingelheim provides high quality and innovative poultry vaccines that assist in optimal health for breeders, broilers, commercial layers and turkeys. Our poultry portfolio is exclusively recombinant, live, and killed vaccines focused on disease control, prevention, and optimal immune health. Boehringer is a leader in innovation as we produced and licensed the novel first poultry vectored HVT recombinant vaccine. Poultry, and livestock in general, vaccines for long term innovation in both the United States and globally.
Briefly describe your position and responsibilities within the company:
I am on the Boehringer Ingelheim US animal health livestock leadership team and lead the Key Account Veterinary, (technical services) team. We focus to support our customers the technical support for our poultry vaccines and value-added collaboration. In addition, I work on long term strategy for poultry health in both the US and with our global team. We work jointly with stakeholders and allied commodity groups to promote poultry health for our customers’ needs.
What is your favorite chicken dish:
I am simple – grilled bone-in chicken thighs. They are amazing just the way they are without any spices, dry rubs or sauce.
