Vitiva, Slovenia, has opened a U.S. office in Kentucky to better serve the North American market, appointing Connie Sandusky, Ph.D. Vice President Sales and Marketing for North America. Sandusky joins Vitiva with an impressive track record of driving sales growth in the functional food ingredient arena. In the new position, Sandusky will oversee Vitiva’s commercial activities in the U.S. by developing key commercial relationships in the food, beverage and nutraceutical markets.
Prior to Vitiva, Sandusky held technical sales and marketing leadership positions with Aurora Algae, DD Williamson, Kalsec and Solae companies, where she gained valuable commercial experience across a wide range of ingredients, including: colors, flavors, antioxidants, proteins, nutraceuticals and omega oils.