Michael Halvorsen

Michael Halvorsen has over 25 years of experience in the food, flavor, and beverage industries. Michael has held key leadership positions in various companies, including Sweegen, Scentium Flavors, Icon_foods, Durabilis/STEVIAONE, IMCD, International Fiber Europe, KATOEN NATIE, and Bayer.

In their most recent role as Senior Director of Business Development/Global Key Accounts at Sweegen, Michael is involved in the development, production, and distribution of non-caloric, non-GMO sweeteners for the food and beverage industries.

Prior to that, as the Global Key Account Director at Scentium Flavors, they focused on providing personalized flavor products and comprehensive technical and marketing support.

At Icon_foods, Michael served as the Senior VP of Global Key Accounts and Business Development, where they played a key role in penetrating new natural sugar substitutes and developing natural taste solutions.

During their time at Durabilis/STEVIAONE, Michael held the position of Senior Director of Business Development for Natural Sweetener Solutions. Michael led new business generation, customer acquisition, agent and distributor networking, and global sales strategy.

At IMCD, Michael was the Global Key Account Director for Flavor Solutions. Michael successfully turned around negative results and achieved profitability through a comprehensive analysis of core metrics and the overhaul of production and sales departments.

As the Global Sales Director at International Fiber Europe, Michael significantly boosted net profits through new business development, joint ventures, and acquisitions. Michael secured key customer accounts and expanded the company's presence.

During their tenure at KATOEN NATIE, Michael served as the Operations/Commercial Director for BU Dupont TiO2. Michael played a vital role in the commercial and operational business start-up of a Tio2 BU for Dupont Food & Pet Food.

At Bayer, Michael held the position of Director of Sales and Business Development for TiO2. Michael led the implementation of the global sales and marketing strategy, managed customer portfolios, and generated additional revenue.

Overall, Michael Halvorsen has extensive experience in business development, global key account management, sales, and marketing within the food, flavor, and beverage industries.

Michael Halvorsen has a diverse education history. Michael received flavor training at Givaudan from 2008 to 2010. Prior to that, they obtained an MBA in Business Administration from Vlerick Business School between 2001 and 2003. Michael also pursued a degree in Food Science at Bayer from 1995 to 1997. Their educational journey began at the University of Antwerp, where they studied Sales Ing from 1989 to 1993. There is no information available regarding the start and end dates or the degree obtained from their time at Bayer.