Ingredion Incorporated Announces Management Changes Effective March 1, 2018
January 23, 2018 at 12:09 am IST
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Ingredion Incorporated announced that Anthony DeLio has been promoted to senior vice president, corporate strategy and chief innovation officer. Martin Sonntag, current senior vice president strategy and global business development, will be leaving the company to pursue other career interests. Both changes will be effective March 1, 2018. Currently senior vice president and chief innovation officer, DeLio will be responsible for further developing the company's strategy, identifying growth opportunities and pursuing partnerships and acquisition opportunities. Additionally, he will continue to oversee Ingredion's global research and development function and its innovation initiatives. DeLio's promotion is expected to be approved by the board of directors at its February meeting. DeLio joined Ingredion in 2006 as divisional vice president and general manager, North America of the then National Starch business, and was appointed vice president, innovation in 2008. DeLio became senior vice president and chief innovation officer in 2011. Prior to Ingredion, he held senior leadership positions with ADM, Mars Inc. and Nestle. He holds a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Ingredion Incorporated is a global ingredients solutions provider that transforms grains, fruits, vegetables, and other plant-based materials into value-added ingredient solutions for the food, beverage, animal nutrition, brewing and industrial markets. It develops, produces, and sells a variety of food and beverage ingredients, primarily starches and sweeteners, for various industries. It operates through four segments: North America, South America, Asia-Pacific, and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Its products are derived primarily from the processing of corn and other starch-based materials, such as tapioca, potato, and rice. Its product lines include starches and sweeteners, animal feed products and edible corn oil. The starch-based products include both food-grade and industrial starches, as well as biomaterials. The sweetener products include glucose syrups, high maltose syrups, high fructose corn syrup, caramel color, dextrose, maltodextrins, and glucose and syrup solids.