Fragrance, flavor and food ingredients manufacturer IFF promotes Casper Vroemen to the position of R&D and Sustainable Development Director. He succeeds Gregory Yep, who is leaving the company to pursue a new career opportunity.
"Thanks to Greg's leadership, we've made IFF the partner of choice for scientific solutions for the healthcare, fragrance, nutrition, home and personal care markets, said Frank Clyburn, CEO of IFF. We thank Greg for his many contributions and wish him well in his future endeavors. We have a strong successor in Casper, who will continue to drive forward our innovation and sustainability efforts."
Casper Vroemen joined the company in 2004 as a scientist and project manager. Over the past two decades, he has assumed increasing responsibility for research and development in Europe and the USA, and has played a major role in establishing IFF as a major player in the biosciences. During his tenure, he has overseen the company's leadership position in industrial enzyme protein engineering, contributed to the commercialization of many new technological advances, and is a prolific inventor whose name appears on numerous patents.
As Director of R&D and Sustainability, Casper Vroemen will continue IFF's innovation efforts, and lead the company's global R&D strategy, technology development, innovation and external partnerships. He holds an MSc in Molecular Life Sciences and a PhD in Molecular Biology, both from Wageningen University, the Netherlands.
