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Kären Olson is a seasoned executive with 14 years of experience in strategic planning, product development, and leadership. She has held various roles in manufacturing, commercialization, and business planning, including Director of Sales & Marketing at Parker Flavors and Managing Partner at BalMed LLC. Olson holds an AMP degree from Harvard Business School and an Executive MBA from Loyola University Maryland.

Experience

    • Director Of Sales & Marketing

    • United States
    • Food Production
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Director of Sales & Marketing
      • Jan 2018 - Present

    • Board of Advisors
      • Jan 2010 - Present

      Fourth generation manufacturer of bakery, beverage, dairy, and ice cream flavors.

  • BalMed LLC
    • Baltimore, Maryland Area
    • Managing Partner
      • Jan 2007 - Jan 2018
      • Baltimore, Maryland Area

      BalMed Group, LLC, a company supporting and providing strategic, operational and marketing input at board and executive level to private equity, venture capital and early stage companies in the biotechnology, chemical and food industries.

    • President, Industrial Group
      • Jul 2015 - Sep 2017

      Scapa is a worldwide leading manufacturer of bonding products and adhesive components for applications in the electronics, healthcare, industrial and automotive markets.At Scapa, we base our approach on a deep understanding of our core markets. This understanding allows us to anticipate tomorrow’s customer needs. Scapa works closely with leading global partners in its target markets, developing specialised adhesive tape bonding solutions for OEM’s, distributors and consumers.Scapa Group has a true global footprint, with production sites in Asia, Europe and the US. Our worldwide service and supply chain capabilities place us in an excellent position to partner with global customers.As a market-led organisation, our marketing and technical teams are continuously evaluating client needs, in order to meet their evolving requirements. Our sales people are experienced in working with you to find the right solution for your product and business needs, while our technical service and customer care teams ensure your ongoing satisfaction.As a specialist provider of bonding solutions, with an unrivalled range of adhesive tapes, films and foams, Scapa offers customers the benefit of dealing with a core supplier and manufacturer. With customer and market understanding as leading principles, Scapa is committed to a partnership approach with its customers.

  • Main Tape Company
    • Cranbury, New Jersey
    • President & CEO
      • Jan 2012 - Jun 2015
      • Cranbury, New Jersey

      Main Tape is one of the world's leading manufacturers of surface protection film. We have a full line of water-based adhesive protective films and graphic tapes and the ability to customize products for your individual application requirements. Our products are commonly used in a wide variety of applications including Metals, Plastics, Furniture & Laminates, Marble & Stone, Glass & Mirror, Industrial Packaging, Construction & Building Supply, RV & Marine,Automotive After Market, Carpets and Windows, Electronics & Appliances,and Graphics & Screenprinting.

  • BioMarker Strategies
    • Baltimore, Maryland Area
    • CEO
      • Jul 2008 - Mar 2011
      • Baltimore, Maryland Area

      BioMarker Strategies is a tissue-based cancer diagnostics company that is developing the SnapPath™live tumor cell testing platform* to improve the treatment of cancer. This novel ex vivo biomarker platform, which is supported with funding from the National Cancer Institute, will enable the company's proprietary Functional Signaling Profile (FSP) to provide clinically actionable information to oncologists regarding targeted drug treatment selection, including drug combinations. Ex vivo tests are not possible using current tumor processing methods that killsolid tumor cells immediately after a biopsy is performed.

    • Instructor
      • 2008 - Jan 2010

      ACTiVATE® is a systematic model for increasing the commercialization of technology innovations from research institutions in the State of Maryland by training women entrepreneurs to create technology-based, start-up companies.

    • President & CEO
      • 1992 - 2007

    • Sales Manager
      • 1989 - 1992

      Full P&L responsibility and strategic planning.

Education

  • 2017 - 2017
    Harvard Business School
    AMP 192, Business Administration and Management, General
  • 1997 - 1999
    Loyola University Maryland
    XMBA, Business
  • 1978 - 1983
    California Lutheran University
    BS, Chemistry and BS Medical Technology
  • 1974 - 1978
    Rolling Hills High School
  • Harvard Business School Executive Education

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