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Tilburg, Nb, Nl

Bladel

Reflecting the importance of the R&D aspect in commercial strategy, the Global Portfolio Director role focuses on growth and creating new opportunities in dairy business on supplier and customer side, especially in the Fat and Cheese space.

Bladel

Strategic and operational leadership of the newly rebranded R&D department to better reflect the teams' activities & objectives, emphasizing our focus on fostering innovation and advancing new technologies, products and applications. This role involves team leadership & development, project & portfolio management as well as bringing change by connecting expertise in business and technology with external and internal stakeholders.

Tilburg Area, Netherlands

Definition and implementation of the Technical Business Development strategy for Business Unit cheese. Project management on a strategic and tactical level with internal & external stakeholders (see below interview for more insight in this role and its responsibilities).

Rotterdam Area, Netherlands

E-MBA Class of 2017

Veendam

Driving commercialization of AVEBE’s innovation products in the segment dairy. Translating market needs into product requirements and solutions for AVEBE’s customers. Responsible for the preparation of marketing plans and the implementation thereof. Tasks:- Building customer-oriented value propositions based on market and application know-how;- Identification of customer needs and providing technical solutions accordingly;- Market and trend analysis;- Writing marketing plans & monthly reporting of their status to the Commercial Management Team;- Initiating, steering and monitoring of product development;- responsible for the market implementation of AVEBE innovations within the dairy segment. This includes preparation of sales tools for the sales force, as well as development of state-of-the-art product demo’s in close cooperation with R&D;- Market communication by writing press releases, giving lectures and attending exhibitions;- Providing technical support to AVEBE’s customers;- Works cross-functionally with Product, Sales, R&D, Finance and Marketing Managers.

Moscow Region, Russian Federation

Responsible for development of new and improved consumer preferred Actimel products through close cooperation with marketing, sales, purchasing, production, quality, finance and central R&D colleagues. Tasks:- Co-leadership (with marketing partner) of innovation and line-extension projects;- Briefing of suppliers based on market insights;- Screening of ideas by technical and commercial feasibility;- Product and process development at pilot scale and implementation at industrial scale;- Organization of a qualitative consumer test to assess innovative brand ideas;- Presentation of project progress and implementation to the Board of Directors (CODI);- Portfolio and pipeline management in close cooperation with colleagues from marketing, R&D, purchasing and production departments - Definition of product and process specifications to ensure constant product quality;

Moscow Region, Russian Federation

Responsible for development of new and improved consumer preferred Activia products through close cooperation with marketing, sales, purchasing, production, quality, finance and central R&D colleagues.Tasks:- Co-leadership (with marketing partner) of innovation and line-extension projects;- Briefing of suppliers based on market insights;- Screening of ideas by technical and commercial feasibility;- Testing of product ideas through pilot trials and tastings;- Product and process development at pilot scale and implementation at industrial scale;- Analysis of consumer test results to develop the product to match consumer expectations;- Presentation of project progress and implementation to the Board of Directors (CODI);- Portfolio and pipeline management in close cooperation with colleagues from marketing, R&D, purchasing and production departments (09/2009 – 01/2010)- Definition of product and process specifications to ensure constant product quality;- Technical support during start-up of Greenfield factory in Almaty, Kazakhstan.- Temporary leader of the Activia R&D-team (2 product developers) from 09-2009 to 01-2010.

Ochsenfurt, Germany

Leading global projects for development of innovative dairy products, e.g. Essensis and a dairy product with new health benefit. Scientific assessment of new health benefit.

Palaiseau, France

Organizer of an Innovation Forum for linking new benefits to new food forms

Rosenheim, Germany

Development of an innovative product, which resulted in the worldwide patent: WO/2007/051816.Part of Danone Young Talent Program (01/2006 - 01/2008)

Dow Chemical, Midland, Michigan, USA

Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands

Process Engineering Department, Wageningen University, the Netherlands

Phd In Engineering (Dr.-Ing.), Biochemical Engineering, Honorable Grade “Opus Valde Laudabile“ (= Very Good Work)

Activities and Societies: As part of the BMBF funding initiative “sustainable bioproduction”, I performed my thesis with the goal.

Master Of Science (Msc), Bioprocess Technology

Abitur (Vwo)