Campbell Mitchell is currently working in Dubai for Kerry Group as Regional QSHE Director for Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT). He has been with Kerry since December 2018. Previously he was
Group Compliance Manager for Almarai where he worked since July 2009, based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Kerry Group (www.kerrygroup.com) is a global leader in taste and nutrition serving the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day millions of people worldwide consume food or beverages containing Kerry’s Taste and Nutrition technologies. They have more than 147 manufacturing locations globally and produce more than 15,000 products. In his role, Mr. Mitchell coordinates best practices for food safety and compliance standards, for acquisitions and greenfield facilities.
Almarai (www.almarai.com) is the largest food and beverage company in the Middle East, active throughout the Gulf region, focused on Dairy, Poultry, and Baked goods, as well as Infant Nutrition. Mr. Mitchell was responsible for the development and implementation of the company's food safety and quality standards across the organization. He was fortunate enough to have been on the project teams who built 6 world class state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in the 9 years he was there.
His previous experience includes roles as Regional QA Manager at Goodman Fielder Australia (2008 - 2009), Quality Manager at McCain Foods NZ (1999 - 2008), Microbiologist and Factory Hygienist at Nestle NZ (1995 - 1999), and Microbiologist at Fonterra (1992 - 1995). He received his BSc in Microbiology from the University of Otago and completed his post-graduate studies in Business Administration from Massey University in New Zealand.