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Abor Investment’s Rubix Food, a provider of flavour and functional ingredient solutions, has announced the appointment of Ryan Smith as its new chief executive officer.

Smith brings over 20 years of executive experience, having previously served at a number of global flavour ingredient businesses, including the Kerry Group.

Most recently, Smith served as chief growth officer and executive VP at Ajinomoto Health and Nutrition. Prior to that, he held the roles of VP and GM of Kerry Group’s dairy and bakery markets.

John Jordan, president of Arbor, said: "Ryan brings the rare combination of deep industry expertise and a proven track record of growth with foodservice and CPG customers. He's a strong, people-centric leader who knows how to build and empower high-performing teams, making him the ideal fit for Rubix's continued evolution."

Scott Farmer, Arbor's principal, commented: "Ryan has decades of experience winning new business with innovative, on-trend solutions. He will capitalise on Rubix's differentiated R&D capabilities to significantly increase the company's position as the go-to provider of traffic-driving flavours for restaurants and CPG brands."

Smith added: "Rubix has a well-deserved reputation as a true innovation powerhouse, developing flavours and technologies that have shaped food and beverage offerings for leading brands. I'm energised by the opportunity to lead such a forward-thinking team, and eager to deepen customer partnerships while advancing breakthrough innovations that drive sustainable growth."

Smith's appointment as CEO marks a strategic inflection point for Rubix Foods as it accelerates its growth and innovation.

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