2024-06 A NEW PRESIDENT APPOINTED AT EU SPECIALTY FOOD INGREDIENTS

At its Board meeting on 4^th June 2024, EU Specialty Food Ingredients has appointed a new President, Mr Huub Scheres (Director Science & Regulatory Advocacy at IFF), as a successor to Mr Geert Maesmans (Cargill).

“On behalf of our association, I would like to sincerely thank Geert Maesmans for his involvement in the past years. We are glad that he continues to serve on the Board, and I am excited to keep collaborating with him and our fellow elected colleagues,” commented Mr. Scheres.

The other Directors in the Board elected by the General Assembly are:

•  Mr. Bernd Haber (Director Global Regulatory & External Affairs, BASF Human Nutrition)
• Mr. Alexander Schoch (Head of Regulatory Affairs, Beneo)
• Mr. Geert Maesmans (Director Research and Development, Cargill Food Ingredients and BioIndustrials, Starches, Sweeteners and Texturizers)
• Ms. Saskia Kliphuis (Public Affairs Manager, Corbion)
• Mr. Henk Aalten (Regulatory Affairs Head Region Europe, DSM-Firmenich)
• Mr. Miguel Prieto-Arranz (Director at CEFIC – European Chemical Industry Council)
• Ms. Marie-Laure Empinet (Member of EPA – The European Association of Polyol Producers)
• Mr. Luca Scotti, (Secretary General at Federchimica AISPEC Sector Groups Food Additives and Processing Aids & Ingredients for Food Supplements and Functional Food)
• Mr. Laurent Oger (Director General, ISA – International Sweeteners Association)., Treasurer
• Ms. Mélanie Le Plaine-Mileur (Secretary General at SYNPA – Les ingrédients alimentaires de spécialité) – Vice-President
• Ms. Martina Schönnenbeck (Secretary General at VCI – Fachvereinigung Lebensmittelzusatzstoffe)

“I am honored to be the new President of this dynamic association, THE place to be for specialty food ingredient manufacturers”, Huub Scheres enthusiastically stated. “Since 1983, our association has been the leading advocate for the European sector, driving innovation in ingredient development. Our food ingredients are essential in producing safe, healthy, tasty, affordable, convenient, and sustainable food and beverages, providing valuable nutrition, technology, and health benefits”.

Congratulations to the President and the Board!