- Burcon NutraScience (BU) announced the appointment of Kip Underwood as Chief Executive Officer, effective November 7, 2022
- Underwood is a seasoned veteran executive with over 25 years of experience in the food and specialty protein industry
- Known as a champion for growth, Underwood has led and transformed businesses from multi-year declines into year-over-year growth engines
- Burcon is a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages
- Burcon Nutrascience Corporation (BU) is up 1.25 per cent, trading at C$0.405 per share at 3:29 pm ET
Burcon NutraScience (BU) announced the appointment of Kip Underwood as Chief Executive Officer, effective November 7, 2022.
Underwood is a seasoned veteran executive with over 25 years of experience in the food and specialty protein industry. He brings deep expertise in sales, marketing, business development and strategy in the specialty protein space.
His extensive experience includes executive leadership roles at global companies such as the Solae Company and DuPont Nutrition & Health, where he was responsible for top-line sales of $1.4 billion and approximately 250 employees. Known as a champion for growth, Underwood has led and transformed businesses from multi-year declines into year-over-year growth engines.
Peter H. Kappel, Chairman of the Board for Burcon, commented on the appointment.
“Kip is a proven leader of global food ingredient businesses with decades of specialty protein experience. He has an impressive track record of driving sustainable, profitable growth. Kip’s consumer-centric mindset, go-to-market expertise and passion for building high-performance cultures make him the ideal leader for Burcon’s next growth chapter.”
Underwood holds an MBA from Saint Louis University and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Burcon is a global technology leader in the development of plant-based proteins for foods and beverages.
Burcon Nutrascience Corporation (BU) is up 1.25 per cent, trading at C$0.405 per share at 3:29 pm ET.
