Michael Lauesgaard
Group Business Development DirectorMichael joined the Company in February 2016 as Group Business Development Director, assuming overall responsibility for end-to-end product management including market insights, R&D, product portfolio and partnerships. Prior to joining Devro, Michael held management positions within business-to-business strategic marketing and business development in Maersk, Novozymes and Chr. Hansen.
Kevin Shoemaker
Group Supply Chain DirectorKevin joined Devro in September 2016 as we transitioned to a global supply chain. He brings over 40 years of international supply chain and manufacturing experience to Devro and is responsible for sourcing, making and delivering products to our customers. Prior to this he was the Senior Vice President of Operations for Purac/Corbion, where he was responsible for 10 manufacturing sites and global supply chain activities. His 15 years in the lactic acid and derivatives industry with Corbion were preceded by 20 years in corn wet milling, the majority of which were spent with Cargill. Kevin is a graduate from Iowa State University with a BS degree in Chemical Engineering.
Peter Whitmore
Global Commercial DirectorPeter joined Devro in November 2018 in the new role of Global Commercial Director. He has a wealth of experience in global commercial roles in business-to-business environments, and has worked for companies including Dow, Trinseo and Amcor.
He has overall responsibility for leading our global commercial team to enable the achievement of our growth ambition as part of our 3Cs strategy.
Anton Zawada
Group Human Resources DirectorAnton joined Devro in April 2020, bringing over 25 years of experience in human resources from within the FMCG and food industry. Previously, Anton was with Tate & Lyle from 2016 where he was HR Director Global Corporate Functions and also provided oversight of Global Security and Facilities.
Prior to this Anton spent four years with AB Mauri as Regional HR Director for their International Region, 17 years with British American Tobacco in a variety of local, regional and global roles, and three years with Sheffield Consulting, an HR Consultancy in New Zealand. Anton has a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Psychology from Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand.