How PLM Can Significantly Reduce Risk While Managing the Ever-Changing Regulatory Landscape

Michael Frankel is Vice President of Sales in North America for Selerant Corporation, a leading global provider of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions for process manufacturers in the food and beverage, personal care and speciality chemical industries. Michael has been with Selerant since 2011 and has over 15 years of highly successful PLM sales experience working with leading global companies to both justify and automate their product development processes. The topic of his presentation on "Analytics Utilization in PLM for Decision Support and Project Visibility" is a critical component of consideration in the extended value of PLM for food manufacturers.

Alex is the Director of the R&D – Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Team – North America at Cargill.  He has over 20 years of experience as a toxicologist and risk assessor for FDA-regulated products. He received his BS degree in biochemistry from the University of Dayton and a PhD in Pharmacology from the University of Iowa.  In addition, he completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the Mayo Clinic Division of Oncology Research. He has been an active member of the Society of Toxicology as well as the American College of Toxicology since 2004.  He has been board-certified in toxicology since 2005 and currently serves on the American Board of Toxicology Board of Directors.

John Sweeney is the Director of R&D Shared Capabilities for Cargill North America. John leads the shared NA regional teams across Facility Management, Food Applications, Sensory services, Enterprise and Shared Sales Technical Services and Scientific and Regulatory Affairs.

Most recently, John was the Director of Food Applications for Cargill North America, responsible for the Applications teams for Beverages, Bakery, Snacks and Cereals, Personal Care, Convenience and Sensory Analysis in North America.

Previously John was the Vice president of Technical Sales and Service for Cargill’s Cocoa and Chocolate Business in North America, where he was responsible for Quality, Technical Service and Product Development.

John is a native of Northern Ireland and obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science & Technology from Queens University Belfast, Northern Ireland. He obtained a master’s degree in Food Science from the University of Nebraska.

John has worked for Cargill for over 30 years in technical roles across a range of Food Ingredients businesses; his experience includes Quality Assurance manager, Beverage Technical leader, VP of Technical Sales, Director of Food Applications and now as the Director of R&D Shared Capabilities. John became a member of the inaugural team of the Institute of Food Science Certified Food Scientists in April 2013. John is passionate about, Leadership, Innovation, Product Design, Product Innovation and Lifecycle Management