US Management Team

Dr. Michael Russell is the President of the US Food Division. Prior to his current position, Dr. Russell served as President of Eurofins GeneScan, Inc., a PCR testing laboratory based in New Orleans, LA. Dr. Russell also served as a Managing Director of Eurofins Central Analytical Laboratories, a chemistry and microbiology laboratory, where he previously served as President since 1988. In his role as a Managing Partner in The Russell Marine Group, Dr. Russell has been involved with various aspects of sampling, inspecting and testing of international shipments of agricultural and food products since 1981.

Marc Scantlin is the Vice President of Human Resources and Organizational Development. He graduated from Kansas State University with a Bachelor of Science degree and subsequently obtained a Master of Arts from Oklahoma University. Marc Scantlin was a Captain in the Air Force and was assigned as Section Commander for the 7th Airborne Command Control Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska and later assigned as Section Commander for the 30th Security Forces Squadron at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. He later joined Kemin Industries located in Des Moines, Iowa as the Human Resources Manager for the U.S. based business units. Marc was later promoted to the Worldwide Human Resources Director for all global business units.

Ralf Fassbender is Vice President of Finance & Accounting of Eurofins Scientific, Inc.. Prior to joining Eurofins in October 2006, Ralf Fassbender served as Director of Finance and Regional Controller NAFTA Region for Siegwerk USA Inc., a leading printing ink manufacturer in the packaging industry with locations throughout the U.S., Canada Mexico and Central America. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Administration with a Finance emphasis.

Prior to his relocation from Germany to Des Moines, Iowa, USA in January 2004, he was a Corporate Controller at Siegwerk Group International and worked as a Corporate Banker for Commerzbank AG, a German-based international bank.

Lars Reimann is Chief Scientific Officer of Eurofins Scientific, Inc. Mr. Reimann previously served in a number of management and executive positions with Woodson-Tenent Laboratories, a food, feed and agriculture laboratory, which was acquired by Eurofins Scientific, Inc. in 2000. For more than 25 years, Mr. Reimann has managed laboratories specializing in the analysis of foods, feeds and their ingredients to determine their safety, nutritional value and compliance with industry standards. Mr. Reimann serves as a Technical Advisor to clients and a number of scientific and industry organizations.

Ardin Backous is the Agricultural Products Testing Business Unit Manager and is based at the Des Moines, Iowa laboratory. Mr. Backous' responsibilities include oversight of the Eurofins US Agricultural Product Testing Unit, customer needs, analyses and generation of quality analytical results. During his more than 40 years experience in the feed and agricultural industry, Mr. Backous has been involved in each department and area of responsibility within the Des Moines Laboratory. As Manager of the Des Moines Laboratory, Mr. Backous also handles administrative and management duties, laboratory operational, safety and quality issues and client contact. Mr. Backous is a certified referee chemist for the American Oil Chemists Society.

Olivier Terradot is IT Manager of Eurofins Scientific, Inc. He has over 15 years of experience in information technology. Prior to joining Eurofins Scientific Inc., Mr. Terradot served as IT and CRM Director in Atlanta, GA for another high-tech international group over a period of three years. He also worked in international consulting and project management in multiple markets with Capgemini.

Olivier holds an advanced master's degree in Information Systems and is a certified PMP (Project Manager Professional).