Meet Our Leadership
Jan Eystein Saeboe
Chairman
West Palm Beach
MBA UNC-Chapel Hill
Global CFO, 24 yrs FMCG, product launches, new distrib. systems, tripled profits, million $ savings, PepsiCo Chairman’s Award, worked with GoldmanS on M&A, driven by new tech
Tuula Vartiainen
CEO
Manchester
MBA Fordham University NYC
19 years w successful Europe, US and China operations, healthy consumer goods, Multiple new product launches, supply chain expert, health wellness coach
Keeshen Arul Dass
CTO
London
Keeshen leads technology and product at Samson Marshall, shaping the architecture and delivery of the company’s AI-driven platforms. He also leads e-commerce product management, digital publishing operations and platform integrations at Samsung Electronics UK, where he has worked for more than seven years across the D2C business. His career spans over 20 years of digital product leadership at agencies including M&C Saatchi, adam&eveDDB and Cheil, for clients such as Unilever, NetJets, BlackRock and Diageo.
Advisory Board – Experts
Carla Lucchino
National Security
New York
MS NWC Washington DC
Former Chief of Staff for Secretary US Navy – Pentagon, Global operations and strategy leader, Large scale supply chain, national security expert
Mark Zettle
Premium Bev
Denver
MS Univ of Maryland
Launched and scaled several premium food beverage brands to success. Lead a premium water company into 80000 retail stores. Built top performing sales teams, best practices
Burkhard Anders
Health Beauty
Dusseldorf
University of Cologne, Stockholm SOE
21 Yrs FMCG, Executive roles for multiple European countries with Johnson & Johnson and L´Oréal. Expert in marketing, sales execution, commercial negotiations, FMCG retail. Based in Germany.
Rebecca MacFadyen
Food/Bev
London
Over 30 years in the food and drink industry, including roles at Nestlé and Danone. Running her own consulting firm for 20 years, specializing in Health and well-being. Certified in Ethical Sales (ISP)
An Boon
Bev/Packaging
Atlanta
University of Leuven, Belgium – Masters in Economics
Global CMO with +25 Yrs of Expertise in Food & Beverage Industry and Packaging Industry. Executive Roles in Latin America, USA, Russia and Europe at The Coca-Cola Company, Unilever and Graphic Packaging International. Expert in Strategic Marketing leadership for B2C and B2B, Brand Building, Product Innovation, Digital Transformation, Demand Generation.
Tom Mohrmann
Consumer Goods
Amsterdam
Senior executive, CEO with deep expertise in FMCG and food and agri- tech, both branded and PL.Proven track record in scaling industrial companies. Key regional roles with Nestle and Henkel.
Remi Dramstad
Technology, Law
Oslo
Master of Law, Univ. of Oslo
LLM, New York University
Partner at a leading Nordic law firm with international affiliations. Skilled in corporate transactions, advanced law, governance for Tech and Consumer Goods industries, emerging-to-mid market size companies. Trusted strategic advisor to Boards and management.
Tim Berger
CEO, Board
Barcelona
MBA University of Hamburg
CEO, 26 Yrs FMCG, Senior Executive roles in Europe, Asia and Americas. Beauty: L´Oréal, Henkel, F&B: Eckes-Granini, Expert in Marketing & Sales, Go-to-market excellence. Leading Organisation & Business Transformation.
Christina Valauri
Health, Finance
New York
MBA Cornell University
16 yrs senior biomedical analyst, Advisor e-Lab Weill-Cornell Medicine, c-suite, public company board member, board advisor, international ESG network, Ex-Wall Street senior manager, capital markets expertise.
Lars Loyning
M&A, Audit
Oslo
MBM/CPA NHH (Nor), Board Prgm. INSEAD (Fra)
Acting as auditor and advisor for companies with international operations. Experience as International contact partner, managing director and as an executive and non-executive board member. Advised on multiple company transactions and is an expert in audit, tax, strategy, DD/governance.