I am a Tech and Food-Tech expert, father of three, trail runner, keynote speaker, writer and guitar player. I am a Senior R&D, Tech and Food-Tech expert – Industry and Academia, with extensive technical and program leadership experience in technology development, innovation and relationship building.
Developed and executed winning strategies in R&D and Innovation. Designed and executed technology strategy, Nutrition, New Technologies & Industry 4.0. Organized, lead and motivated R&D teams against company objectives. Reconstructed and built/coached international R&D organizations. Established open innovation platforms and communities. Sett the vision and accelerating the cultural changes, allowing new forms of partnership and fostering open dialogue with innovators, accelerators, start-ups, and investors. Established, BOD and investment committee member of incubators, consortia, and accelerators. Experienced in due diligence, licensing and acquisitions. Great passion for climate tech in the agro-food sector, promoting sustainable practices, technologies, regulation and projects. Received the “European CTO of the year” award in 2017.More...