saafost career roadshow september 2011
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SAAFoST Career Roadshow September 2011. Presented by: Gary Pon. Worldwide leader in specialty starches for food, papermaking and biomaterial applications A consistent innovator Specialty solutions provider focused on adding value downstream Vertically integrated to unique raw materials - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
SAAFoSTCareer Roadshow
September 2011
Presented by:Gary Pon
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National Starch at a glance
• Worldwide leader in specialty starches for food, papermaking and biomaterial applications
• A consistent innovator
• Specialty solutions provider focused on adding value downstream
• Vertically integrated to unique raw materials
• Market driven to create value
• A global dedicated technical and service organization
Headquarters: Bridgewater, New Jersey, USA
Founded: 1895
2009 Sales: $1.4 Billion
Employees: 2,250
Countries of Operation: 30
Locations: 35 globally
Sustainability and National Starch
Regional Profile
Group TotalManufacturing 901Sales & Marketing 98Technical 40Support 444Total 1,483
Locations Pakistan
PlantsRakh Canal, FaisalabadCornwala, JaranwalaMehran, Kotri - underway
Offices Faisalabad(HO)Karachi(Branch Office)
Locations Europe
Plants Hamburg, Goole
OfficesHamburg (HO),Manchester, Moscow,Johannesburg
Locations Kenya
Plants Eldoret
Offices Nairobi(HO)
Headcount
Passion for food!!!!
What does it take?
•Student training: (1991)•H & R (Symrise) – Lab technician
Where did it all begin?
•Production environment: (1993 – 2000)•Mr Juice - Factory/Lab technician
- Company Food Technologist•Mediterranean - Company Food Technologist
•First impressions do count
•Be professional
•Try to understand for what job you are looking at•Administrative •Lab •Production
•Understand your previous work studied
Expectations….
National Starch..•Technologist:
•Generally starts in the lab to get an in depth understanding of application area
•Technical Service•Begin to work with customers on a technical level
•Market development•Marketing
•Sales area:
•People & relationship skill•Projects•Drive
•Business Management•Business management/guidance
National Starch..•Technologist:
•Generally starts in the lab to get an in depth understanding of application area
National Starch..
•Technical Service•Begin to work with customers on a technical level
National Starch..
•Market development•Marketing
National Starch.. •Sales area:
•People & relationship skill•Projects•Drive
National Starch..•Business Management
•Business management/guidance
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National Starch Core PrinciplesWho we are and what we value
• Personal Responsibility
• Mutual Value
• Deep Understanding
• Passionate Determination
• Restless Innovation
• Meaningful Connections
Sustainability and National Starch
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The global supply chain
11 manufacturing sites in seven countries
Proprietary technology and processes
Strategically placed near raw material sourcing
Globally flexible to mitigate risk
Competitive advantage managing complexity
Sustainability and National Starch
National Starch Food Innovation VisionTo be the industry’s leader in nature-based functional and nutritional ingredients and ingredient systems for food innovation.
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Areas of Special Expertise
• Foods and beverages texture design
• Sensory and culinary applications
• Consumer trends and insights
• Clinical research
• Nutrition
• Natural polymer chemistry
• Materials Science
• Plant Genetics
• Regulatory
• Bio-materials for papermaking, consumer products and industrial processes
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Creating Value with Specialty StarchesTwo principal businesses
Value drivers Diverse textural eating experiences Natural and nutritional positioning Formulating cost optimization Quality enhancement
Value drivers Productivity of customer’s process Quality of final product Recyclability and green drivers
Plus a growing Biomaterials business