CSM Bakery Solutions have announced Marianne Kirkegaard as president and chief executive officer.
Kirkegaard was previously CSM’s senior vice president of markets and chief commercial officer, he succeeds Robert A. Sharpe, who is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities.
James Singh chairman of the CSM board of directors said: “Marianne Kirkegaard is an extremely effective leader and builder of businesses. In her five years with CSM, she has played a key role in articulating our value proposition, creating our marketing, sales and business development capabilities, and building strong customer and industry relationships. She is the right person to lead CSM forward
Kirkegaard joined CSM from Unilever, where she spent 20 years in various commercial general management roles of increasing seniority. She has also held executive positions at Carlsberg Group and the Coca-Cola Company.
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