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Role expansion to provide regulatory leadership across all of ADM's Business Units as the VP, Global RSA. This role focuses on Regulatory & Scientific Affair's (RSA) readiness to meet business needs. It captures and translates business request into sustainable RSA actions and guides business leaders in respect of RSA capabilities, service propositions and needs. Additionally, this role owns the design of execution strategies across the RSA Business Pillars (Animal Nutrition, Customized Solutions, Health & Wellness, and Foundational Ingredients) in terms of building and maintaining appropriate capabilities related to subject matter expertise and overall people readiness but also in terms of capacities and priorities

Promoted to oversee the global activities of the Regulatory function for all divisions of the ADM Nutrition BU (Flavors, Colors, Specialty Ingredients, Health & Wellness and Animal Nutrition) which offers a comprehensive portfolio of ingredients and customized innovative product development solutions to help customers deliver products that focus on outstanding flavor, functionality, quality and safety

Recruited to provide leadership to the organization and manage the P&L for the Food and Color Strategic Business Units (SBU)

Promoted multiple times to oversee and expand the technical departments for North American R&D for a leading flavor and fragrance house serving leaders of the food and beverage industry worldwide with cutting-edge solutionsOversaw the activities of the Flavor Creation, Applications, Sample Lab, Pilot Plant, Analytical Lab, and the the Regulatory Department

Recruited and promoted twice to lead a diverse group of quality and regulatory professionalsProvided leadership and direction to a total team of 15, including Directors and Managers along with their direct report Technicians: maintained an organization committed to product quality, customer service and profitability

Recruited by former colleague to manage flavor creation for human dairy food applications and animal food applications for a leader in the production of natural cheese and dairy flavors and ingredients for savory products such as snacks, sauces and soups

Worked directly with customers in the creation of dairy food and beverage flavors for their specific application for a pioneer in development of value-added dairy ingredients including enzyme-modified products and traditionally compounded flavors

Promoted into a key flavor creation role to support client requests and specifications for a company which manufactures and sells flavor compounds, citrus specialties and process flavors for the food and beverage industry

Recruited into a temporary flavor sample role and promoted to provide laboratory analysis and support as needed