COPENHAGEN, DENMARK — Natural color supplier Oterra appointed Susanne Arfelt Rajamand as chief executive officer, effective Oct. 12. 

Arfelt Rajamand brings more than 20 years of international leadership experience in the food, foodservice and consumer goods industries from Unilever, McCormick & Company, Fonterra and Royal Greenland.

“On behalf of the board, I am delighted to welcome Susanne as Oterra's next CEO,” said Arnd Kaldowski, chairman of Oterra’s board. “Her commercial track record and experience leading international, growth-focused organizations make her the right leader to build on Oterra’s strong foundation and further accelerate our growth trajectory, capitalizing on our exciting US market opportunities. Susanne and the team will be able to build on this year’s double-digit growth in the United States, entering the next fiscal year with a sales pipeline that positions Oterra to double its core US business within the next two years.”

Arfelt Rajamand has a master’s degree in Business from the Copenhagen Business School and an executive master’s in Business Administration from the Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires (INSEAD). She serves as a non-executive board member of Protix and Danish Crown.

“I’m excited and honored to be joining Oterra,” she said. “Oterra has built a strong position as a global leader in natural food colors, with a talented team, a strong product portfolio and a very exciting growth opportunity ahead, particularly with the ongoing conversion of the US market to natural food colors. I look forward to working closely with the leadership team, the board of directors and the wider organization to build on this strong foundation and shape Oterra’s next chapter of growth.”

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