30+ years in Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs across leading food and nutrition brands
Held senior leadership roles at:

• Nestlé – Directed regional and global food safety initiatives, including pathogen mitigation strategies in high-risk product categories

• Coca-Cola – Oversaw global quality systems for beverage and ingredient safety, including microbial monitoring programs

• Glanbia Nutritionals – Focused on sports supplements, dairy proteins, and functional food ingredients; led internal and third-party validation protocols for microbiological testing

Expertise: GMP implementation, food safety system design, international regulatory compliance, supplier auditing, and validation of microbial assays in complex matrices