BUSINESS PERSONNEL: PROMOTED TO VICE PRESIDENT

Harold G. Fallert Jr., formerly of Cape Girardeau, has been promoted to senior vice president and divisional director of the Phytochemical Division with Kemin Industries, Inc., Des Moines, Iowa.

Fallert, who joined Kemin in 1988 as the executive director of production, works out of the Des Moines office of the global feed and food ingredient company and will be responsible for overseeing the operations of the Phytochemical Division.

A native of Cape Girardeau, Fallert earned a bachelor's degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1977. He earned master in business administration from Drake University.