INTELLIDIGEST APPOINTS A COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR
IntelliDigest Limited has appointed Justin Grace as Commercial Director. Justin brings over 25 years of board level experience delivering exceptional performance for a range of businesses both nationally and internationally.
His experience in a variety of Finance Director positions, including as Finance Director of a manufacturing facility in Northern Italy for a Norwegian Industrials group, and over 9 years as a Managing Director for a division of one of the world’s largest US manufacturers, part of which involved a significant P&L responsibility for an area across Northern Europe, will bring solid commercial skills to the ongoing development of IntelliDigest. He has experience in a number of sectors including logistics, food retailers, manufacturing and Capital Equipment.
Having spent a number of years within corporate organisations Justin set up his own company, FD Executive Solutions, that provides part time executive support to start-ups and SME’s. Justin holds a BSc degree in Combined Studies (Accounting with Chemistry) from Du Montford University and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.
Commenting on the appointment, Dr Ifeyinwa Kanu, the Founder and CEO of IntelliDigest Ltd said: “I am really excited about Justin joining us. He is a first class addition to IntelliDigest in this vital time that we aim to close our funding round of £3 million and scale our solutions to end food waste at every stage in the food system, from farm to fork. Justin has exactly the right experience and passion for the role and will be helping us to achieve our mission to evolve a more resilient and sustainable food system devoid of food waste on a global scale.”
Justin said:“I am extremely excited to be joining the board of IntelliDigest as commercial director. It is rare that such opportunities to use skills and experience to influence and drive a business that has the genuine potential to have a significant positive impact on our environmental footprint come around.”
Formed in September 2016, IntelliDigest Limited is deploying cutting edge research in Agri-Foodtech, Biotech and Deeptech in developing solutions to end food waste from farm to fork. At IntelliDigest, we collaborate in cutting edge research, develop innovative technologies, deliver independent consultancy and capacity building training to evolve a more resilient and sustainable food system devoid of food waste. Our nature inspired robot eats food waste as it is produced churning out sustainable chemicals used in other production process such as advanced agriculture-hydroponics and cellular protein and biodegradable packaging. We are pleased to be delivering value to our customers at different stages in the food system, reducing their operational cost and enabling them to meet their Net Zero targets.