Kerridyn Hooker

I am a motivated and results-oriented food scientist with over 25 years of experience in both industry and government roles within the agri-food sector. My passion lies in food innovation and sustainable product development, where I focus on creating solutions that support growth within the food industry. I enjoy collaborating with teams and am adept in creating targeted strategies, making informed decisions, driving projects to successful completion and ensuring the highest possible impact. Throughout my career, I have gained experience managing product development projects, programs and people in the FMCG industry. I take pride in leading teams to develop effective, safe and nutritious products that align with consumer needs, industry trends, market channel expectations and regulatory requirements. My expertise spans various product categories, markets, processing technologies and functional ingredients, which has helped me take a well-rounded and highly practical approach to food innovation. I tackle challenges with a proactive mindset, constantly striving for continuous improvement and personal development. Collaboration is essential to my approach, and I value working with industry and research partners to achieve common goals.