Elaine Bourke

Elaine Bourke is an experienced professional in the field of product development and innovation, currently serving as the NPD & Innovation Director at Kepak Group since January 2018. Prior roles include Customer Manager and NPI Manager at Kerry Foods, where Elaine developed strategies for new product introductions and maintained high performance across teams. Previous experience includes roles at Winterbotham Darby & Co Ltd as Product Development Manager and at Kerry Foods as R&D Customer Manager, emphasizing cross-functional collaboration and customer relations. Early career experiences involved research and development roles and fieldwork at University College Dublin. Elaine holds a Master of Public Health in Nutrition and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Food Science from University College Dublin.