Alexander Wessels (42) has been appointed Business Group Director DSM Food Specialties with effect from 1 October this year. He is currently Group Director – Group Industrial Products at Campina.

During his career Alexander (Xander) Wessels fulfilled various roles at Unilever, ICI (Quest International) and Campina (DMV International) in the areas of product management, business development, key account management and general management. In his current role at Campina he is responsible for the B2B pharma, nutrition and food ingredients business world wide via the Group’s companies DMV-International, Creamy Creation, Nutrifeed and Campina International.

Xander studied Molecular Sciences at the University of Wageningen, the Netherlands, as well as Business Administration at the Krannert Graduate School of Management, USA.

In his new position he will succeed Rob van Leen who has been appointed Chief Innovation Officer as of January 1st, 2006.

DSM Food Specialties
DSM Food Specialties is a leading producer of value-added ingredient solutions for the international food and beverage industries. With 1,400 employees active in 25 locations worldwide, DSM Food Specialties is a truly global player.