Jeroen Colpaert

Jeroen Colpaert has served as Executive Vice President – Rousselot since January 2023. Since joining Darling Ingredients in 2014, Mr. Colpaert has held various leadership roles, including serving as Managing Director – Rendering and Specialties in Belgium and the Global Food Grade Casings business, where he oversaw a number of acquisitions and integrations around the world. Mr. Colpaert has more than 25 years of experience in operations, business, strategy and leadership and extensive expertise in rendering operations, including in food-grade protein production and anaerobic digestion. From 1999 to 2014, he managed several businesses at a predecessor of Linde Gas. He is fluent in Dutch, English, French, German and Spanish and holds a degree in chemical engineering from the University Ghent, Belgium, and an MBA from Vlerick Business School.