Maro Kallisperi

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ABOUT MARO KALLISPERI

A skillful R&D Leader with 27 years of International experience in the Food Industry with broad technical and strategic business skills and a proven record of delivering results. Have led Product, Packaging and Process development in both Application and Technology Development Teams across multiple categories, namely Baking (ambient, chilled, frozen), Snacks (bars and salty snacks), Ice cream and Yogurt.Have demonstrated Strategic R&D Management, orchestrating the setting and execution of balanced project portfolios in Technology, New Product Development and Core support as well as organizational initiatives and programs around new systems implementation, skills and capabilities development and cultural change management.With a combination of Consumer First thinking, global insights synthesis, technical aptitude, business judgement, and ability to catalyze cross-functional teams to act, have helped develop and deliver global Innovation pipelines, that have consistently exceeded consumer and customer expectations and beat business goals. As an active manager of people for more than 20 years, have led global teams, geographically dispersed and culturally diverse, through technical and organizational challenges, and have helped them grow, unfold their potential, and be recognized for their agility, passion, creativity and impact on business results.An adept communicator with strong interpersonal skills, have demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with and influence stakeholders and build robust partnerships internally and externally.Through leading the establishment of Regional Product Management Processes as part of an Integrated Business Management Program, have gained deep insight into how the business works as a whole, how the various disciplines intersect and interact to deliver one seamless management process, and have sharpened my business acumen and understanding of how to manage product innovation as a strategic business process.