Eszter Barta Becomes Group Legal Director at PPF

Partner in Pet Food Legal Counsel Eszter Barta has becomes the firm’s new Group Legal Director.

PPF is a European pet food company. PPF has its headquarters in Budapest, Hungary and operates in 10 countries: France, The Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Italy, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary and Romania. It provides a wide range of pet food products.

Barta has been with PPF since 2013, when she joined as a Legal Counsel.

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