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Chief Operating Officer
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Vibrant Ingredients
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@floridafood.com
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Chief Operating Officer
Location
Eustis, Florida, United States
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Ken Simone is listed as Chief Operating Officer at Vibrant Ingredients, based in Eustis, Florida, United States. AeroLeads shows a work email signal at floridafood.com and a matched LinkedIn profile for Ken Simone.
Ken Simone previously worked as Chief Operating Officer at Florida Food Products, Inc. and Vice President & General Manager at Florida Food Products, Inc.. Ken Simone holds Bachelor Engineering, Mechanical Engineering from Stevens Institute Of Technology.
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Seasoned executive with MBA and BE Mechanical Engineering. VP Manufacturing, Operations and Supply Chain with extensive turnaround and integration experience. Have worked globally with multi-cultural, multi-site and multi-country responsibility. More than 20 years of P&L and operations management experience. Accomplished in driving results and improvements while developing high performance teams and cultivating talent. Experienced with Six Sigma, Kaizen and other performance enhancement tools. Have worked in larger and smaller companies including Unilever, Pillsbury (Haagen Dazs) and Firmenich. Hands on leader, comfortable on the shop floor and in the board room. Diverse background in process and discrete manufacturing businesses with an emphasis in Food, Beverage, Flavors and Consumer Products. Experienced in CAPEX project management, Engineering, Maintenance and Purchasing.KEY ACCOUNTS: Wal-Mart, Kroger, Target, Safeway,Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, DPSG (Dr. Pepper Snapple Group), Johnson & Johnson, GSK, Pfizer, Merck, Firmenich, Givaudan, IFF, Symrise, Cadbury, Kraft, Cargill, PureCircle, Blistex, Unilever, Perfetti, Haribo, Wrigley, GLG, L’Oreal, Burt’s Bees, DSM, Utz, Herr’s, Kao, P&G, General Mills, Church & Dwight, Revlon, Phillip Morris, British American Tobacco, Japan Tobacco, Lorillard, McCormick, Nestlé, Altria, Alcan, Colgate-Palmolive, Campbell’s, Danisco, Kerry Ingredients, Bayer, Novartis, RJ ReynoldsSpecialties: CORE COMPETENCIES: Six Sigma/Lean, SQF, SAP, IFT, FDA, OSHA, NIOSH, SMED, GMP, HACCP, ASME, SME, ISA, ERP/MRP, ISO 9001, CT-PAC, DOT, SHE, PSM,CIM, FCC, JECFA, FEMA, EFSA , USP, JP, BP, Kosher, Halal, French, Spanish
Listed skills include Manufacturing, Gmp, Continuous Improvement, Haccp, and 46 others.
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11 roles · 42 years
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Chief Operating Officer
CurrentResponsible for Operations at Performance (Eustis FL) and Taste (Suwanee GA) locations as well as Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering and supporting R&D (Eustis) on an interim basis. Working with the teams to develop new processes and products, execute our plan to optimize our productivity and capacity, delight customers with our products and to enjoy the journey together.
Feb 2021 - Present
Vice President & General Manager
Florida Food Products is a manufacturer of fine food ingredients from natural vegetable sources. The processes of extraction, fermentation, evaporation, drying and packaging are used to provide the food and beverage industries with protection and performance products that meet or exceed customer expectations and use natural components to improve our lives.
Oct 2019 - Feb 2021
President
Current
Genesis Specialty Ingredients, Llc
Genesis Specialty Ingredients, a distributor of value added products and consulting services serving the food and beverage industries.
Dec 2018 - Present
Vice President Operations & Supply Chain
Senomyx, Inc.
Leading all supply chain activities including demand and supply planning, contract manufacturing, quality, purchasing, facilities management, special projects to market development, business development activities and customer services to support new clients and product adoptions.
Jul 2013 - Nov 2018
Vice President Operations
Jan 2012 - Jun 2013
Vp Usa Operations And Corporate Affairs/ Vp Quality & Product Applications & Key Account
Responsible for all Quality and Product Applications to support marketing and sales efforts in North and South America as well as Europe for the licorice derivative products sold under the branded product name Magnasweet®. Staff of 15 with a $10 million budget. Direct management of key customers such as Pepsi, Quaker Oats, Kraft Foods, DSM, Johnson & Johnson, Corn Products, Blistex, Anheuser-Busch. Responsible for managing the quality team, regulatory, product applications development process, lab and personnel. Responsible to cultivate relationships with associated industries, Flavors and Sweeteners.
Sep 2008 - Dec 2011
Vp Supply Chain Integration
$3 billion Firmenich purchased the Flavor Division of Danisco for $730 Million. Selected to be the Supply Chain leader for the due diligence work and then to lead the integration of the two Flavor Supply Chain organizations. Responsible for the 11 global acquired sites and the 540 personnel. Managed a multi-national, multi-cultural, multi-lingual team of supply chain professionals which covered: Manufacturing, Logistics, Customer Service, Purchasing, Quality, Planning with cross links to Sales and Product Development. Aslo ran Flavor operations for Firmenich in Geneva Switzerland (Ex-Patriot Assignment) and North Amrican operations in Princeton, NJ for Flavors and Fragrances
2001 - 2008
~7 yrs
Plant Manager
Responsible for all aspects of operations and facility management for Sterling Silver and Stainless Steel flatware businesses in Gorham Plant Smithfield, RI. Also was Assitnat Plant Manager at Fine China Facility with over 800 direct reports in Pomona, NJ.
1994 - 2001
~7 yrs
Plant Manager
Plant Operations Manager responsible for all plant operations and functions including, Quality, Planning, Manufacturing, Human Resources and Logistics
1993 - 1994
~1 yr
Manufactring Department Manager & Engineering Positions
Department Manager - Manufacturing: Liquid Laundry Soap, Tallow Soap and Dove Soap, Instrumentation Engineer, Sr. Engineer
1985 - 1993
~8 yrs
2 education records
Ken Simone education
Bachelor Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Stevens Institute Of Technology
Mba, Engineering/Industrial Management
Fairleigh Dickinson University
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What company does Ken Simone work for?
Ken Simone works for Vibrant Ingredients.
What is Ken Simone's role at Vibrant Ingredients?
Ken Simone is listed as Chief Operating Officer at Vibrant Ingredients.
What is Ken Simone's email address?
AeroLeads has found 1 work email signal at @floridafood.com for Ken Simone at Vibrant Ingredients.
Where is Ken Simone based?
Ken Simone is based in Eustis, Florida, United States while working with Vibrant Ingredients.
What companies has Ken Simone worked for?
Ken Simone has worked for Vibrant Ingredients, Florida Food Products, Inc., Genesis Specialty Ingredients, Llc, Senomyx, Inc., and Heartland Sweeteners, Llc.
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What schools did Ken Simone attend?
Ken Simone holds Bachelor Engineering, Mechanical Engineering from Stevens Institute Of Technology.
What skills is Ken Simone known for?
Ken Simone is listed with skills including Manufacturing, Gmp, Continuous Improvement, Haccp, Sap, Fda, Product Development, and Quality Management.
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