Frédéric Boned, a Swiss and French national, has been appointed VP EMEA DSM human nutrition and health byDSM. Boned completed a chemical engineering degree at the Engineering School in Geneva and received an EMBA at the Business School of Lausanne. He has worked at DSM since 2012, holding senior roles in the DSM Personal Care & Aroma Ingredients business including director of personal care EMEA, senior director of global marketing & innovation, and VP, global sales personal care. Boned is succeeding Dr. Gareth Barker, who was appointed president DSM personal care & aroma ingredients

Molly Hjelmwas named VP of marketing forSPINSin Chicago, IL.  She will lead the company’s marketing efforts — including communication strategy, corporate branding, events, and media relations. Hjelm has nearly a decade of experience consulting with retailers and manufacturers  and worked most recently at IRI’s Media Center of Excellence.

Dr. Vineet Jindal joinsAAK West Coast Innovation Teamas global customer innovation manager, plant-based dairy.  He will help lead AAK’s plant-based dairy segment globally and deliver customer applications training and solutions through customer co-development. Dr. Jindal has 22 years of experience developing plant-based foods, nutraceuticals and special nutrition products for companies such as Nestlé, Kraft, Conagra and Subway.

Published in WholeFoods Magazine March 2018