BSc in Chemical Engineering, Technical College Breda, Netherlands. 1978, joined Cargill as Shift Supervisor, Corn Milling, Netherlands; held a number of leadership roles; from 1996, Division Head, European Corn Milling, Cobham, UK; from 1999, Platform Leader, Cargill's European Food Ingredients businesses; 2003-09, Executive Vice-President, Cargill Food Ingredients and Systems, Mechelen, Belgium; since 2009, President and Regional Director, Asia-Pacific and Platform Leader, Cargill Food Ingredients and Systems, which encompasses all of Cargill's food businesses.