Cees Talma

Leading an iconic Food and Beverage company through a multi-year transformation, focused on growth, innovation, and margin expansion. Driving performance across juice, spreads, snacks, and new categories while strengthening operational efficiency and creating long-term value for our grower-owners. Oversee 800+ employees across corporate office and production facilities in Waltham, MA, North East, PA, Lawton, MI, Grandview, WA and Westfield, NY.

Partnered with multiple PE firms to identify, evaluate, and execute acquisitions and carve-outs in Health & Wellness, Food, and Household products. Conducted in-depth analysis, strategic insights and deal support to drive value creation and post-acquisition growth.

Transformed a $500M legacy vitamin business into a modern food supplement leader and a Top-10 Health & Wellness player by reshaping its commercial and operational strategy. Revitalized the Nature's Way brand through strategic resets in brand positioning, customer engagement, NPD and NRM. Achieved three consecutive years of double digits growth in the Integrative Therapeutics and Nature's Way Canada businesses. Realized significant operational efficiencies and costs savings. Oversaw 700+ employees across offices and production facilities in Green Bay, WI; Minneapolis, MN; and Halifax, Canada.

Scaled Stasher Bags, a sustainable alternative to single-use plastic, from a specialty retail brand into an E-Commerce and mainstream retail leader. Successfully transitioned leadership from the founder, expanded distribution into Food, Drug, and Mass (FDM) channels, drove category-leading innovation and delivered operational efficiencies. Doubled revenue to $ 70M. Led and motivated a stand-alone buisness with 53 employees.

Led the $4.4B Global Home Care and Insect Control businesses. Doubled Mrs. Meyer’s revenue. Led a cross-functional team of 80+ people.

Returned the $2.3B Home Care business to profitable growth. Acquired the Method and Ecover, natural cleaning brands. Led and motivated a cross-functional team of 40+ people.

Oversaw the $1.9B Global Insect Control business.

Managed the $1.8B Home Care & Shoe Care businesses, outside the U.S. & Canada.

Turned around the € 0.5 B European Beverages Business, Unilever’s largest Leaf Tea business after 2 years of declining sales.

Transformed the $3.6B Lipton Tea brand into a Global Beverage powerhouse.

Turned the $1.7B global Hellmann’s brand, Unilever’s third-largest Food brand, into #1 Condiment brand in the U.S.

Co-led the integration of Best Foods into Unilever, creating a $2.4B Global Dressings business.

Managed the € 140 M USA Salad Dressing business, including the Wish-Bone, Hellmann’s, Western and Henri’s brands.

Managed NPD in the Spreads and Cooking products category