Pictured is Casey Hansen.

Pictured is Casey Hansen.

Nestlé Purina PetCare has named a manager for the company’s $550 million pet food factory being constructed in Williamsburg Township, which is slated to open in 2023.

Casey Hansen will lead local operations and a team of more than 300 associates who will be hired over the next three years. Hansen joined Purina 20 years ago as an engineering trainee at the company’s Davenport, Iowa facility, where he also most recently served as factory manager. He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Hansen recently moved to Clermont County with his wife, two children and two dogs – Hailey and Goose.