Jan Bennink is a member of the Kraft Foods Board of Directors and President and CEO of Royal Numico N.V., a market leader in infant and clinical nutrition. Mr. Bennink assumed this position with Numico in May 2002.
Before joining Numico, Mr. Bennink was President of the Dairy Division at Danone. He was also a member of the Executive Committee of Groupe Danone S.A. Prior to joining Danone, Mr. Bennink served as Marketing Director and subsequently Managing Director of Mira Lanza S.p.A., Italy, part of Joh. A. Benckiser GMBH. From 1993 to1995, he was President of the Household Cleaning Division in Germany and a member of Benckiser's executive Committee. Mr. Bennink started his career in 1982 with Procter & Gamble, where he held several positions in Marketing and Sales in the Benelux countries and in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mr. Bennink has a master’s degree in Urban and Environmental planning from the University of Groningen, Netherlands. He is a member of the Advisory Council of ABN AMRO. |