British Society of Flavourists

Current elected Council of the British Society of Flavourists

23 names

Britta Nobis

Honorary President

podcast committee

Senior flavorist at Silesia Gerhard Hanke GmbH & Co. KG
It's an honour to be part of this exceptional Council, surrounded by such great team spirit.
With over 20 years in the flavour and fragrance world, I feel grateful to work as a passionate creative flavourist, always excited and curious to discover new things.

Kavita Bhatnagar

Honorary Vice-President

CEO at Kanegrade, India
Editorial Board (Co-Lead)- New Flavourist Magazine, Lead- India Sub-committee

Uniquely equipped to look at flavour from five lenses - Flavourist, Food Technologist, Psychologist, Nutritionist and Business Leader, I draw from many wells.
Being part of the food and flavour industry for over 18 years, I am honoured to serve on the council and help build an engaged community of Flavourists.

Andrea Albertino

Immediate Past President

So lucky to have joined the flavour industry in 2010 after a PhD in Chemistry. Currently Senior Flavourist in Esarom, Austria. Homebrewer, photographer in my free time.
After serving in the Council as associate member and Vice President, I am currently serving as Honorary President from April 2023 with the aim to continue to engage our brilliant Council in the BSF activities. I am also organizing, with the help of the Event Team, online Webinars successfully started during the pandemic.

Áine Walsh

Honorary Secretary

Issue notices for council and other membership meetings. Keep minutes of all meetings. Respond to any queries directed to Secretary from BSF website. Truly honoured to be a member of the BSF council.

Principal Flavourist at Keurig Dr. Pepper. Ireland. Worked in Flavour industry for over 20 years across Europe and North America. Trained as a General Flavourist: Sweet, Savoury, Dairy, Snack and Seasonings. Currently focus on Sweet Flavours.

Mark Millward

Honorary Treasurer

Holder of the purse strings and token Northerner

Principal Flavourist at ADM

Trevor Groome

Honorary Membership Secretary

Member/Speaker/Council liaison. Podcast, Lectures, New Flavourist.

Having held many positions within the Council it is an honour to now serve as Honorary Membership Secretary. Supporting the Hon. President to build a diverse, agile and engaged council that delivers equal opportunity to engage & experience for all members.

Craig Duckham

Fellow

External Events sub-committee.

An independent consultant since 2012. I spent several years engaged in university research at Nottingham, Lancaster, and Reading, investigating plant biochemistry, biogenic volatiles and flavour chemistry. I then moved onto roles in contract R&D and technology transfer management in the microencapsulation industry. I have operated across diverse sectors including six years developing yeast as a carrier of flavourings and three years providing sensory tools for water, beverage, and food quality control.

CD R&D Consultancy Services Ltd

Ján Peťka

Fellow

Newsfeed curator, LinkedIn page admin, app admin, podcast committee.

Head of Flavour Development, Austria Juice - 25 years in flavour research and creation

John Forbes

Fellow

I am on the New Flavourist Editorial and
External Events sub-committees.

For the last 40 plus years I have been involved in the study and use of Essential oils as flavouring ingredients.
I teach on the Reading University BSF Flavour Training Course on the subject of natural flavouring materials.

Wendy Le

Associate

BSF Instagram
Flavourist-U.S
With over 15 years of experience in the food and flavour industry, I specialised in RD and flavourist roles across Southeast Asia, Australia, Europe, and the U.S.

Maria Palassarou

Associate

P&F Ingredients report lead - Podcast committee - Responsible for Podcast Post production

Flavourist at Givaudan in Science & Technology, Obtaining 9 years experience in sweet creation, after having completed a PhD in Flavour chemistry on Citrus aroma research.

Michele Pezzotta

Associate

Since 2014 in the flavour industry, inquisitive nature and strong passion for the art of flavours. Currently Confectionery and Bakery flavorist at Silesia Gerhard Hanke GmbH & Co. KG

Avinash Kant

Affiliate

20+ years experience in flavour science and technology in applied research across a number of CPG product categories.
Driven by curiosity for better product experiences after being hooked on the marvel of flavour during food science lectures and PhD research.
Established flavour science lead for BAT, PepsiCo Foods R&D and Flavometrix Ltd, flavour science consultancy.

Sean Ryan

Affiliate

Podcast Committee

I have spent 30 years working in the food industry. My career has covered all aspects in the food industry from food design, manufacture, technical and commercial management.

Michel Aubanel

Affiliate

Member of the Pod cast team & happy to support the scientific Counsil.

Michel Aubanel, MSc is the Global Flavour Ingredients Director linking team in various region, China, North America, Brazil, Europe.
Michel’s job is to explore new raw materials all over the world and find ways to improve not just the health of people, but also the planet. Michel holds a Master in Chemical Engineering and Organic Chemistry from University Marseille in France.
He has 35+ years’ experience in the flavour industry, has worked with companies like Mane, Sanofi/Degussa, Cargill and Kerry Taste & Nutrition. This year he celebrates 10 years with Kerry.
Michel is an active mentor of more than 25 young technicians trained and also graduates in Naas (Ireland).
His knowledge and expertise have been captured on 8 scientific publications. He also holds 3 patents and a great number of scientific publications. He specialises on Natural Extracts, Chemistry, biochemistry, liquid flavours and powder flavours.
Active member of IOFI (International Organization of the Flavor Industry) since 2008 as a recognized Science Board Member where he is part of various TaskForce.
He also supports communities as an active member since 2005 of "Fleurs de Batie" in France and Burkina Faso as supporting various Kerry Sustainable program as the “Tsara Kalitao” for the Kerry organic and sustainable vanilla beans.

Aidan Kirkwood

Student Representative

Events Team

I have been serving the council for over four years. I recently became an analyst for a fragrance house after completing my PhD studies in Flavour Chemistry. I am interested in perfume, flavour, and Chinese cooking and culture. Recently, I have been part of the Events Organisation committee; it has been a lot of fun learning this new skillset.

Yusuf Toprak

Co-opted

Podcast committee

Flavourist Trainee (F&B) at Senovia. I have an additional qualifcation as Flavour technologist and gathered experience in different Flavour companies such as: Silesia, Givaudan and Bell Flavours & Fragrances.
I enjoy every single part of flavours and try to reach my ultimate goal in becoming a flavourist

Bimal Karmakar

Co-opted

Fellow Council Member

Principal Flavourist and Formula Lifecycle Mgmt at Givaudan (UK & EAME).
I have been working in Flavours industry for the past 32 years and specializing in Innovative Creation, Matching , Sensory Evaluation, Analysis and Production of flavours for all applications (Beverage, Dairy, Bakery, Savoury, Sweet goods and Tobacco products....etc.)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/flavourist/

Sabrina Utech

Co-opted

I have been enjoying the food industry for the past ten years, initially working as an Application Technologist and now as a Flavourist after completing my flavourist traineeship in 2021. The world of flavours is fascinating, intriguing, and full of discoveries. I am very excited to be part of the flavour community and the British Society of Flavourists.

Carmen Schultejans

Co-opted

After studying nutritional science and finishing my diploma thesis in the flavour industry, I got the chance to start as a trainee in flavour development in 2002. Even after 22 years, the world of flavors is still as exciting and multifaceted as it was on the first day!

Jack Nicol

Co-opted

Flavourist at IFF. 9 years experience in sweet creation specialising in beverages.

Stephen Hart

Special Adviser

Website admin for bsf.org.uk - New Flavourist editorial committee. Held Honorary Membership Secretary role for 6 years.

Principal Flavourist, IFF Global Innovation - Creative Flavourist for 39 years

David Baines

Special Adviser

Special adviser to the Council

Flavour consultant specialising in Maillard technology and reaction flavours. Organise the annual FlavourTalk exhibition in Amsterdam and edit the quarterly New Flavourist magazine. Visiting Professor at the University of Reading.

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