Julia leads a multicultural and multidisciplinary team that works in close collaboration with some of the biggest food and beverage brands in the world to identify market growth opportunities, develop unique food and beverage product and formulation concepts, and bring new products to the market. Julia has held a variety of leadership roles in dis-ciplines ranging from human resources and operations to sales and marketing and she joined the company in 2000. She holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and management from Michigan State University.