Experience

ARYZTA Food Europe AG

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

• Head of Process Technology

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  Head of process technology. Swiss-based Aryzta is an international food business with a leading position in frozen B2B bakery business in Europe and APAC. Aryzta’s customer channels consist of grocery, convenience , quick service restaurants, bakeries and foodservice. Listed on the Swiss stock exchange, Aryzta employs around 7,500 people today, with, in FY21, a revenue of almost EUR 1.7 bn After a successful and planned, yet significant, restructuring of the group structure the business is now organized with Europe and APAC as geographic clusters. ARYZTA Europe (approx. EUR 1.5 bn) has leading market positions in the bakery markets in Switzerland, Germany, France, Ireland, the UK, the Netherlands, Hungary, Poland, Denmark, Spain, Sweden, Romania and other European countries. The vision of Aryzta is to be the preferred partner for in store bakery solutions in four channels: · Grocery · Convenience · QSR · Bakeries and Foodservice To realize our vision the value proposition and promise to our customers is to deliver the gold standard for in store bake off solutions with focus on seven categories: · Bread · Rolls · Croissant · Pastry · Savoury · American Bakery · Buns The dimensions and key value drivers to deliver against the gold standard are: Ø Being the best in Category Know How and Innovation - we want to be category captain Ø Being the best in Customer Development Ø Being the best in Channel Know How Ø Being the best in Quality and Efficiency In terms of Business Models, Aryzta operates through: 1. Aryzta Bakery - servicing large grocery customers 2. Aryzta QSR - servicing Quick Service Restaurant chains and 3. Aryzta Food Solutions (AFS) - servicing large numbers of individual customers mainly in foodservice Show less



Mars

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Sr Manager Process Development Bars

  • Jan 2018 - Dec 2021

  Global senior process development manager for chocolate filled bar (i.e. Snickers(R), Twix(R)) in R&D. Scope of the role: Heading the global Process Development team for the chocolate segment. 1. Create and drive the technology strategy and pipeline. 2. Process development (feasibility, viability). 3. Creation of global process specifications + modifications to regional process specifications. 4. Implementation: commissioning, start-up and validation. Global senior process development manager for chocolate filled bar (i.e. Snickers(R), Twix(R)) in R&D. Scope of the role: Heading the global Process Development team for the chocolate segment. 1. Create and drive the technology strategy and pipeline. 2. Process development (feasibility, viability). 3. Creation of global process specifications + modifications to regional process specifications. 4. Implementation: commissioning, start-up and validation.



Mars

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Global Breakthrough Technology Manager

  • 2015 - 2017

  Heading the Global Breakthrough Technology team. Breakthrough technology development; searching, identifying and selecting new technologies to drive competitive edge and unlock new business capabilities. Building a strong network of external partners for co-development and solving complex technological challenges. Budget/capex. Multiple patents to name (granted and pending). Heading the Global Breakthrough Technology team. Breakthrough technology development; searching, identifying and selecting new technologies to drive competitive edge and unlock new business capabilities. Building a strong network of external partners for co-development and solving complex technological challenges. Budget/capex. Multiple patents to name (granted and pending).



Mars

• United States
• Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• TECHNOLOGY SCOUT/BREAKTHROUGH TECHNOLOGY SCIENTIST

  • 2010 - 2014

  - Technology scouting- Open innovation- Breakthrough technology development (chocolate, filled bar)

• Process Technology scientist

  • 2000 - Oct 2010



Masterfoods

• Oud-Beijerland, South Holland, Netherlands

• Process Development Engineer

  • Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  Process development and hygienic equipment design for meal-sauces processing(Dolmio, Uncle Ben's, other). Thermal treatment (retorting and pasteurization); optimization of heat treatment regimes. Process development and hygienic equipment design for meal-sauces processing(Dolmio, Uncle Ben's, other). Thermal treatment (retorting and pasteurization); optimization of heat treatment regimes.