Florian is Cargill’s Chief Technology Officer. He oversees a global team that is driven by the vision of relentlessly creating value for Cargill via innovation and Research & Development (R&D). He also founded and is leading the Strategic Growth Business Accelerator, designed to accelerate and scale cross-business, science-driven growth businesses, and is a member of the Cargill venture board.

 

Prior to Cargill, Florian spent eight years at The Dow Chemical Company leading divisional and central R&D. Florian also was the CTO of a startup in the oil business (SulphCo Inc.) and managed several research laboratories at the GE Global Research.

 

Florian is a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt, holds seven U.S. patents and has numerous publications. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Vernay Laboratories Inc. and serves on multiple academic advisory boards. He earned his Ph.D. in inorganic chemistry from M.I.T.