Jordi Ferre is an accomplished C-suite business leader with a strong commercial and operations background in the food sector including B2C (business to consumer) as well as the value-added food ingredients and agritech sectors. He holds dual citizenship in the United States and Spain, having lived and worked in the U.S. for over two decades, as well as Europe (France, Germany, Norway) and Asia (Singapore, Malaysia).
Mr. Ferre was CEO at Alvinesa Natural Ingredients through 2023 based in Madrid. Prior to Alvinesa he was the CEO of Nasdaq-listed AgroFresh Solutions, the global leader of post-harvest solutions to extend the shelf life of fresh fruits and vegetables. Other positions include Chief Operating Officer at PureCircle, the leading producer, innovator and marketer of high-purity stevia ingredients, Vice President, Sales & Marketing SPLENDA® Sucralose at Tate & Lyle; as well as ovarious B2C positions at Wise Foods, Chupa Chups and Warner Lambert.
In 2023 he launched Launch CIBUSNET®, a selective network of multi-discipline professionals across the global food industry providing identification of potential investor/partners, new technology advisory, go-to-market strategy, due diligence, and board/advisory roles. Through Cibusnet he has assisted a number of companies in the ready-to-eat meals, ingredients and precision fermentation industries. Since October, he is the interim CEO of HTBA USA, a leading manufacturer of flavonoids used in the food and beverage industry.
Mr. Ferre holds a BBA-MBA degree from Esade Business School and completed the PMD program at IESE Business School both based in Barcelona, Spain as well as a number of leadership programs at MIT, Drexler and IMD business schools.
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