John O'Brien

About

Passionate and enthusiastic Food Technical Professional with Broad expertise and 30 years practical experience working in the industrial, regulatory and academic research environments. Strengths: integrity, communication, integration, networking and strategy development in food and health.

Experience

• Chair, Science Council at Food Standards Agency
  Jan 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 6 mos

• Editor, Trends in Food Science & Technology at Elsevier
  Jan 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 6 mos

• The Food Observatory (8 yrs 1 mo)
  • Director
    Jun 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 1 mo

  • Independent Consultant
    Jun 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 1 mo

• Visiting Professor at University of Ulster
  2008 - Present · 18 yrs 6 mos

  Chair, Advisory Board, Nutrition Innovation Centre for Diet and Health (NICHE)

• Deputy Head, Nestlé Research Centre at Nestlé S.A.
  Oct 2009 - May 2018 · 8 yrs 8 mos

  I Led the Food Safety & Integrity Research Programme (corporate global competence unit for food safety with 150 staff dealing with food safety research projects and business support to all categories, businesses and markets) Head, Food Safety & Quality Competence Pillar, Nestlé (Food Safety Microbiology; Laboratory Performance; Food Safety Early Warning, Chemical Food Safety and Analytical Tools for Quality Management) Leader, Nestlé Quality and Safety Expert Networks Nestlé Corporate Representative, ILSI and several other organisations