Jack has worked with the global food industry for over 40 years. He has a strong cross-functional background, having led production, technical, supply chain and food safety & quality teams. He is currently a Senior Food Safety Advisor with BioMerieux, helping food manufacturers around the world with food safety & quality challenges.
Previously, Jack was the General Manager of Food Safety & Quality Assurance at Fonterra. During this time, he led a company-wide food safety review and redesigned the company’s food safety and quality standards for HACCP and Environmental Pathogen Management (EPM).
He has advised many local and international food businesses and managed consultancy projects and training in the USA, Europe and Asia. His main expertise is around risk-based optimization of microbiological verification programs.
Jack has a food technology degree from The Netherlands and a Post Graduate Diploma in Dairy Science & Technology from Massey University in New Zealand.
