Balchem Corporation, New Hampton, NY, has made several changes in its Encapsulates business segment. Dana Putnam has been named director, Animal Nutrition and Health; Ilya Zhivkovich has been appointed na­tional sales manager, Food and Nutrition; Paul Richardson is the new director of Research and Development; Carl Pacifico has been named manager, International Business Development and Lucien Hernandez has been appointed business manager, Nutrients.