NutriLeads appoints new CEO for new growth phase

Dr. Carneiro joined NutriLeads in April 2022 as Chief Commercial Officer with responsibilities for sales, marketing and business development, and is now moving up to CEO as co-founder and former CEO Erik Dam steps down from the company.

“I’m thrilled to lead our company to the next level,”​ said Dr. Carneiro. “We have an innovative technology platform with numerous health applications and a natural immune health ingredient (BeniCaros) with a unique dual mechanism of action that is unlike any other in the natural products industry.

“Equally important, we have great team that is passionate about partnering with manufacturers to bring our bioactive ingredients to the market so people everywhere can live happier and healthier lives.”

BeniCaros

NutriLeads was founded in 2014. The company’s BeniCaros immune support ingredient, pectin-derived RG-I polysaccharides upcycled from carrot pomace, is supported by pre-clinical and clinical data, including a controlled, randomized, double-blind dose-response study, which was published in 2021 in Nutrients.

The science behind the ingredient was recognized by NutraIngredients-USA this summer when the company was announced as a winner of its Nutrition Research Project Award.

Stem & Root, a brand from Bayer in the US, picked BeniCaros as the central ingredients for its Daily Immunity product, which was launched earlier this year. The product won the NutraIngredients-USA Award for Immune Support Product of the Year category.

Transitioning from R&D to global commercial business

Commenting on Dr Carneiro’s appointment, Sanne Melles, Chairman of the NutriLeads Supervisory Board, said: “Joana is ideally suited to lead the company as it transitions from its research and development stage to a global commercial business marketing innovative functional ingredients to manufacturers and formulators worldwide.

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