INGREDION ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP CHANGES
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
WESTCHESTER, Ill., October 5, 2015 - Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE: INGR), a
leading global provider of ingredient solutions to diversified industries, today
announced changes to the structure of the executive leadership team effective
January 1, 2016.
James P. Zallie, currently Executive Vice President, Global Specialties and
President, North America and EMEA, will be appointed Executive Vice President,
Global Specialties and President, Americas. Zallie will lead both the North
America and South America regional businesses, aligning operations to capitalize
on emerging growth opportunities. He will also continue leading the growth of
the Company's global specialties portfolio.
Jorgen Kokke, currently Senior Vice President and President, Asia Pacific, will
be appointed Senior Vice President and President, Asia Pacific and EMEA. Kokke
will lead both the Asia Pacific and EMEA regional businesses, Ingredion's growth
engines with similar challenges and opportunities.
"These changes to our executive team structure will further improve alignment,
leverage opportunities across similar businesses and geographies and streamline
organizational reporting," said Ingredion Chairman and CEO, Ilene Gordon. "I
have great confidence in the strategic leadership capabilities of both Jim and
Jorgen," she added.
Prior to Zallie's current role, he served as Executive Vice President, Global
Specialties and President, EMEA and Asia-Pacific. Previously, he was President
and Chief Executive Officer of National Starch, where he worked for more than
27 years in various positions of increasing responsibility. Zallie holds
master's degrees in food science and business administration from Rutgers
University and a bachelor's degree in food science from Pennsylvania State
University.
Before assuming his current role in January 2014, Kokke served as Vice President
and General Manager, EMEA, based in Hamburg, Germany. Prior to joining Ingredion
in 2009, he was Vice President at CSM NV, a global food ingredients supplier. He
also worked at Loders Croklaan, a manufacturer of specialty oils and fats, in
sales, business development, marketing and general management in Europe and the
United States. Kokke has a master's degree in economics from the University of
Amsterdam.
ABOUT INGREDION
Ingredion Incorporated (NYSE:INGR) is a leading global ingredients solutions
provider specializing in nature-based sweeteners, starches and nutrition
ingredients and biomaterial solutions. With customers in more than 100
countries, Ingredion serves approximately 60 diverse sectors in food, beverage,
brewing, pharmaceuticals and other industries. For more information, visit
ingredion.com.
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