2. New Jersey-based BENEO
announced that Christoph
Boettger has been appointed
as a new member of the exec-
utive board of directors at
BENEO GmbH. At the same
time Hildegard Bauer, who
was a member of the execu-
tive board at BENEO for the
past 10 years, has retired from
business after 38 successful years
within the Südzucker Group. In his
new role, Boettger is leading all areas
of operations including technical
affairs, raw material, product safety
and quality, as well as the BENEO-
Technology Center.
Additionally, BENEO has
named Denisse Colindres
as manager nutrition comm-
unication for the North Ameri-
can Region. In her role,
Colindres will be communicat-
ing the nutrition research that
substantiates the health bene-
fits of BENEO’s functional
ingredients from natural
sources.
NattoPharma (Metuchen,
NJ) has announced the addi-
tion of Collene Villalobos to its
sales team. Prior to joining
NattoPharma as sales manag-
er, Americas, Villalobos
worked with Chromadex for
eight years.
Mark G. Walin, a former
Abbott and Perrigo execu-
tive, has joined BIO-CAT
(Troy, VA) and BIO-CAT
Microbials as the vice presi-
dent of sales and marketing
for both companies.
BrandHive (Salt Lake City,
UT) has hired Ryan
Hogan as its media
communications manager.
Hogan is a marketing, adver-
tising, and communications
professional with more than
10 years of experience in
broadcast, digital marketing,
and media purchas-
ing. In his new posi-
tion, Hogan will be
responsible for digital
and print media
research, planning,
buying and traffic, as
well as sponsorships
and event marketing
for BrandHive’s grow-
ing client base.
HORN (La Mirada,
CA) recently announced the
hire of Nick Gray as account
manager for HORN
FoodTech. Based in Dallas,
TX, Gray will provide techni-
cal sales support to food
technologists in Texas and
other Southwest states. Gray
joins HORN with more than 10 years
of sales experience serving broad
markets including the food industry.
Ecuadorian Rainforest, a wholesale
ingredients supplier in Belleville, NJ,
has promoted Ramon Luna to market-
ing coordinator for the company. With
the company since 2013, Luna has
worked in the marketing
department alongside the
company’s vice president,
Steve Siegel.
FCC Products, Inc.
(Livingston, NJ) has appoint-
ed Vladimir Rios to the newly
created position of chief
operating officer reporting
directly to Gerard Woods,
owner and president. In his
new role, Rios will be respon-
sible for the daily operations,
marketing, and the projected
growth with existing and new
customers.
ChromaDex Corp. (Vine,
CA) has appointed Matthew
Roberts, PhD to the compa-
ny’s Scientific Advisory Board
(SAB). Roberts has more than 25 years
of success at the industry’s major com-
panies. Currently, he is managing,
growing and advising startup compa-
nies across the food, nutrition, and
digital health industries. Roberts will
add further operational, development,
and discovery experience to the SAB.
Christoph
Boettger
Vladimir Rios
Nick Gray
Denisse
Colindres
Collene
Villalobos
You’reHired
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