Africa Improved Foods
Jurgen Paulis is an experienced finance professional with a robust background in leadership roles across various organizations. Currently serving as a Senior Business Advisor at Africa Improved Foods since October 2023, Jurgen previously held the position of CFO at Africa Improved Foods (Holding) from October 2017 to December 2023, contributing to the mission of producing affordable, high-quality products aimed at combating malnutrition in Africa. Prior experience includes serving as Vice President and CFO at DSM North America from April 2011 to August 2017, where Jurgen oversaw financial operations for a major global leader in nutrition and other industries. Earlier roles include Business Unit Finance & Systems Director for DSM Engineering Plastics Asia Pacific, Business Unit Controller for DSM Caprolactam Europe, and various financial control positions within DSM and AKZO, highlighting a dedication to advancing financial strategy and operational effectiveness in diverse markets. Jurgen holds a Master’s degree in Business Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam and a Postgraduate Chartered Controller degree from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
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Africa Improved Foods
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Africa Improved Foods (AIF) is a proudly African social enterprise with our roots firmly grounded in Rwanda. With the ambition to expand our impact across the continent, with scalable and sustainable solutions, we want to continue nourishing Africa, one meal at a time. (replace the text in the green box) We are more than just a food manufacturer – we are a movement dedicated to ending malnutrition in Africa. Since our inception in December 2016, we have been helping people maximise their potential through improved nutrition with affordable, high quality, and locally sourced foods. Through this local production of highly nutritious foods, we are reducing poverty, creating jobs, and tackling malnutrition head on. Our unique public-private partnerships approach to tackling malnutrition enables us to extend our reach throughout the value chain. We positively impact local raw materials sourcing; local and regional purchasing; employment; economic development; and the production of high quality, nutritious foods. All this culminates in our ability to feed more than 1.5 million children per day, to reduce malnutrition and strengthen food safety. At AIF, our vision is to be an impact-driven African food champion addressing hunger and malnutrition by building resilient and sustainable food systems, offering consumers nutritious, affordable and accessible products. It is our mission to be the best-in-class provider of safe, nutritious and affordable food, impacting over 10 million lives and livelihoods in Africa, by the end of 2028. We are Africa Improved Foods, an African food champion with an impact mission at its core.