Barentz Welcomes Andrea Carlson as President of the Human Nutrition Division in North America

Barentz, a leading global distributor of specialty ingredient solutions, is excited to welcome Andrea Carlson as president of our North American Human Nutrition division.

Andrea has an impressive 20+ years of experience in the Human Nutrition industry and distribution sector having worked for PureCircle by Ingredion, Morton Salt, and ChemPoint. She most recently served as PureCircle by Ingredion’s Global Head of Commercial and Product Line Management which has provided an opportunity for her to work in a matrix structure and leverage her leadership to create alignment and drive growth across a global team. Prior to her time at PureCircle by Ingredion, Andrea has held several commercial leadership roles as Business Market Manager, Sales Manager, Marketing Manager, etc. Andrea graduated from the University of Victoria, Canada with a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry.

“It’s great to see our team continue to execute on our strategy as we accelerate the expansion of our Human Nutrition business in N. America. As evident with additional investments in our laboratories and formulation capabilities across the region, we are eager to support further growth in this division. We are excited to welcome Andrea to our leadership team and look forward to seeing where she and the team will lead us”, Mike McKenna, CEO of Barentz North America said.

About Barentz

Barentz is a leading global life science ingredients distributor. The company sources branded specialty ingredients from leading manufacturers worldwide and its ingredient experts provide value-added technical support which includes pre-mixing, blending, ingredient formulation and ingredient testing from its state-of-the-art, customized formulation centers and application laboratories in EMEA, Americas and Asia-Pacific.

Established in 1953, Barentz has operations in more than 70 countries with a strong presence in Europe and North America, and a rapidly growing network in Latin America and Asia-Pacific. With a turnover of €2.5 billion, the company employs around 2,500 people worldwide and serves over 25,000 customers.

For more information, visit: www.barentz-na.com. Visit our contact page or email info-humannutrition@barentz.com to get in touch with your Barentz representative.