Experience

EUROGUM Bang & Bonsomer

• Denmark
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales and Development Manager

  • Jun 2022 - Present



Fra Fejø

• Denmark
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Oct 2021 - Jun 2022



JRS Silvateam Ingredients S.r.l.

• Italy
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head Of Business Development

  • Sep 2020 - Oct 2021



Caldic

• Netherlands
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Sales Director

  • Sep 2018 - Aug 2020

  Managing a team of 6 Sales Managers and 6 customers care persons, I have the overall responsibility for the commercial result of ingredient sales to the food industry, in Denmark. Total revenue of ~40mill€. On top of that I am managing a sales and market development team of 9 people. The group is put together from different departments, Sales, NPD, Business development, ect. The purpose is to grow the sales to the Confectionery industry in all Scandinavian countries including Finland. Managing a team of 6 Sales Managers and 6 customers care persons, I have the overall responsibility for the commercial result of ingredient sales to the food industry, in Denmark. Total revenue of ~40mill€. On top of that I am managing a sales and market development team of 9 people. The group is put together from different departments, Sales, NPD, Business development, ect. The purpose is to grow the sales to the Confectionery industry in all Scandinavian countries including Finland.



CP Kelco

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Application Manager, Center of Excellence Fruit & Confectionery

  • Sep 2017 - Sep 2018

  Team manager and leader of the Fruit Laboratory in CP Kelco.The job is to manage 7 Engineers and Technicians in developing of fruit applications. Coordinate and prioritize activities within the Center of Excellence Fruit team in CSA Skensved ensuring high quality of Technical Support and Customer Support. Guide and motivate team members. Train and help develop skills according to each team member’s personal performance tasks.

• Sales Manager

  • Oct 2006 - Sep 2017

  CP Kelco Sales Manager (2006 -)CP Kelco EMEA Sales Organization Sales Manager Food, Scandinavia, Greece Annual revenue: USD 25 millionKey Account manager Danone and DuPont

• Sales Manager

  • Oct 2006 - Sep 2017

  CP Kelco Sales Manager (2006 -)CP Kelco EMEA Sales Organization Sales Manager Food, Scandinavia, Greece & Turkey Annual revenue: USD 21 million

• Application Scientist, Customer Support & Application

  • Jul 2004 - Oct 2006

  Technology, CSA, Fruit, Bakery & Confectionery, Skensved Responsible for prescriptions, products and ingredients for main applications, and for being up to date and informed about all CP Kelco’s areas of application (Pectin, Xanthan, Carrageenan, Gellan, CMC, LBG).Improved application notes to meet customer desires. Prepared documentation, presentations, and other relevant publications.Contact with customers and participated in CP Kelco’s technical service as a support for CP Kelco’s leading position in the market.Development of patent material, processes, procedures and/or applications. Advised and motivated members of the group.Developed new pectin types for low sugar or low carbohydrate marmalade.Applied for a patent for the new product.Developed sales material.Awarded first prize at Food Ingredients Europe for the most innovative food ingredient in 2003-2005.Responsible for customers in the UK, France, Spain, Italy, Morocco, Turkey, Israel and Saudi Arabia. Show less

• Research Chemist Biopolymer R&D

  • Sep 2001 - Jun 2004

  Biopolymer Science Manager of NPPD projects plus responsible for project employeesPlanning, participation in and reporting of physical and bio-chemical experiments related to the production and application of water-soluble biopolymers. Development of patent material, processes, procedures or applications either alone, with colleagues, or with other departments. Participated in the preparation of patent documents.Project manager for “Second Generation Pectin from Fresh Peel”. Development and test of HIS pectin for the American market.Participant in “New LMA pectin for low sugar fruit jellies” (HP-LMA).Responsible for application testing of final product.Project leader for “online process control of pectin”.16 people worked on the project.Responsible for purchasing of instruments.Development of new technology and implementation in factory. Show less



Carnad A/S

• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • May 2013 - Feb 2015



The Royal Danish Guards

• Company comander

  • Apr 1984 - Jan 1996

  Leader training Leader training