Experience

Lionel Hitchen Limited
• United Kingdom
• Food and Beverage Services
• Category Sales Manager

  • Mar 2023 - Present


Doehler Group

• United States
• Information Services

• Product Manager/ Business Development Manager - Flavour

  • May 2018 - Mar 2023

  Product Manager for Fruit & Vegetable, Beer, Wine & Spirits and Brown & White taste tonalities globally. Defining strategy for taste directions with focus on product portfolio, new technologies, sales & marketing strategy at global level, plus support of regional activities. Project Manager for Natural Product Chemistry Close alignment with Technology and R&D to define strategy. Management of Capex relating to project. Product Manager for Fruit & Vegetable, Beer, Wine & Spirits and Brown & White taste tonalities globally. Defining strategy for taste directions with focus on product portfolio, new technologies, sales & marketing strategy at global level, plus support of regional activities. Project Manager for Natural Product Chemistry Close alignment with Technology and R&D to define strategy. Management of Capex relating to project.



Treatt

• United Kingdom
• Food and Beverage Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Business Development Manager

  • May 2015 - May 2018

  My business development manager role at Treatt is split into 3 distinct sections:1. Aroma Chemicals Product Manager – development of business on a global basis with key strategic customers, with a particular focus on make-vs-buy and toll processing opportunities.2. Beer and brewing sector – development of Treatt’s presence within the brewing sector for natural flavours, both to the growing craft beer sector and also to the global brands. 3. Africa – promotion of both the ingredients and finished flavour sectors of Treatt portfolio with a particular focus on South Africa and Nigeria. Show less

• Aroma Chemicals Co-Ordinator

  • Oct 2011 - May 2015

  Responsible for Aroma Chemical sales at Treatt, with particular focus on sales of High Impact Aroma Chemicals. In addition to the customer-facing side of the role, I am heavily active in presenting at regular Treatt training courses to customers; and oversee development of new and existing chemical suppliers.

• Agricultural Residue Specialist

  • Sep 2008 - Oct 2011

  Analysis of essential oils for agricultural residues and processing taints by a range of methodologies including but not limited to GC-MS, GC-MS/MS, and liquid chromatography. As the role developed, I moved towards equipment repair, method development and presenting the companies analysis capabilities at seminars and company training courses.