Ma. Bella B. Javier

Ms. Ma. Bella B. Javier has almost 40 years of experience in R&D from leading fast-moving consumer goods in the food industry. She spent 20 years at Kraft Foods, with her last assignment as the Director for Asia Pacific Beverage Technology and Southeast Asia Development. In her present role, she heads the Consumer Product and Packaging Development and the Quality Assurance functions for the Group. She is driving the Technology Development roadmap for the Company, including plantation research programs that impact consumer product development. She is a Certified Food Scientist from the Institute of Food Technologists, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Ms. Javier is a Licensed Chemist with a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of the Philippines (UP). She sits in the Board of Trustees of UP’s Chemistry Alumni Foundation. Ms. Javier was accorded the 2015 UP Distinguished Alumni in the field of Science and Technology.