Malcolm graduated from Nottingham University in 1981. Following a brief period working in the UK Feed Industry Malcolm returned to Nottingham to complete a Masters Degree in swine nutrition and then joined a French Japanese Company in France involved with amino acids. After several years in Europe acting as the Technical Manager covering many Western and Eastern European countries Malcolm moved to USA with the same company to help promote the use of amino acids in the North American Feed Industry. Several years later, with a diverse knowledge of both the Feed Industry and customer base, branched out on his own and created The Ballard Group, Inc. Together with a strong support from Scientists and Manufacturers worldwide, Malcolm developed a novel way to bring the long chain essential Omega-3 fatty acids to the market, allowing them to be stable and available to the animal. This enabled the creation of SALmate® and open up Distributors in various parts of the world. Malcolm is also a partner in a company called Feedworks USA, Ltd.