Speakers

Bert de Vegt is Global Vice President and General Manager for the Food Protection & Preservation business at Kerry, having joined in 2021. Prior to Kerry, Bert was Managing Director at Micreos Food Safety, a Dutch Biotechnology company. Bert’s leadership of Micreos built on over twenty years of experience at Cobion/Purac in Food Safety and Biotechnology holding roles of increasing responsibility across the Netherlands, North America and Brazil since in 1995. In his career, Bert enjoys being in the Food Preservation business, being on the crossroads of innovation, business development, marketing and sales. Bert has a Masters in Food Science from Wageningen University and an MBA from Nyenrode Business University.