Olaf van Baal

Chief Innovation Officer at Cosun Beet Company

Olaf van Baal is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in research, development, and innovation within the sugar industry. Currently serving as the Chief Innovation Officer at Cosun Beet Company since January 2019, Olaf oversees R&D initiatives, collaborating with colleagues across various departments on process and product innovations. Olaf also holds a board member position at Sugar Industry Technologists S.I.T. and previously spent over 14 years at Suiker Unie in roles ranging from Manager of R&D to Assistant Manager Production. Previous experience includes design engineering at Frames Process Systems and process engineering at Atofina, supported by a Master of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Eindhoven University of Technology.

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Cosun Beet Company

The ambition of Cosun Beet Company is to be the greenest, most innovative and most successful sugar beet processor in the world. With some 850 employees, we are already one of the most efficient sugar producers in Europe. As well as developing, producing and selling sugar and sugar specialities, we process all parts of the sugar beet into natural ingredients for the food, energy, biobased and related industries. All components of the beet are used, nothing is wasted. Corporate sustainability is woven into our strategy for the benefit of our customers, growers and staff. Get inspired by the enormous potential of the beet by visiting www.brightbeetbook.com.