Nelson-Jameson Inc., a distributor in the food processing industry, welcomes Peter Kempe to a new leadership position as senior vice president strategy & business development - ingredients as part of a strategic firmwide expansion. The 75+-year-old family-owned company is a source for food processing supplies and a trusted end-to-end ingredient solutions supplier to the food industry.
Kempe brings three decades of experience and in-depth industry knowledge to Nelson-Jameson, including 28 years at DSM, where he rose up through the ranks, earning progressively senior positions. In his new role, Kempe’s focus will be on further expanding Nelson-Jameson’s leadership position through relationship building with business partners and principals across the dairy industry and additional food industry segments. Kempe will lead the development and execution of business growth strategies for the ingredients division, including strategic sourcing, partnership management and go-to-market programming. Additionally, he will collaborate with product management and procurement teams in strategic sourcing to ensure supplier integrity, maintain the highest standards of ingredient access and quality, and streamline supply/demand/delivery operations.