Juergen B. Steinemann (1958) was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Barry Callebaut ag effective August 1, 2009.
Before joining Barry Callebaut, Juergen Steinemann served as a member of the Executive Board of Nutreco and as Chief Operating Officer since October 2001. Nutreco, quoted on the Official Market of Euronext Amsterdam, is an international animal nutrition and fish feed company with sales of EUR 5 billion in 2008, more than 100 production and processing plants in more than 30 countries and about 9,300 employees.
From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Steinemann served as CEO of Unilever’s former subsidiary Loders Croklaan, which produced and marketed specialty oils and fats for the chocolate, bakery and functional foods industry. Between 1990 and 1998, Juergen Steinemann was with the former Eridania Beghin-Say Group, where he held various senior positions in business-to-business marketing and sales, ultimately in the “Corporate Plan et Stratйgie” unit at the head office in Paris.
Juergen Steinemann graduated from his economics/business studies at the European Business School in Wiesbaden, Germany, London and Paris in 1985.
