Chief Research, Development & Innovation Officer, Belcorp
Daniel Gonzaga studied to be a Food Engineer at the State University of Campinas in Brazil and earned MBAs at Fundação Dom Cabral and at Kellogg School of Management.
His 32 years of experience in R & D in the food and cosmetics industry includes working at the Innovation Center of Unilever in Holland and in R & D of Unilever Bestfoods Latinoamérica.
He was also Global Director of New Products and Research in Natura and General Director of Natura Peru. He is currently Chief Research, Development & Innovation Officer in Belcorp.
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