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Theresa Cogswell joins Corbion
to lead bakery team
LENEXA, KAS. - Theresa Cogswell
has been hired as innovation program
director, bakery at Corbion. She will
lead the research development and
applications (R.D.A.) bakery team and
be located at Corbion's North American headquarters in Lenexa. She also
will support the Corbion sales team.
Ms. Cogswell has more than 35 years
of industry experience. She began her
professional career in baking as a research baker with the Olathe, Kas.-based
Paniplus Division of Continental Baking Co., now ADM Arkady. At Paniplus,
she expanded her knowledge of baking
fundamentals and learned about the
characteristics and uses of ingredients
and how to solve problems with bakers
and technical support personnel.
Ms. Cogswell remained with Paniplus until after its acquisition in 1986
by Archer Daniels Midland Co., then
based in Decatur, Ill. She then took a
position with T.J. Cinnamons, Kansas
City, which operates a nationwide

chain of franchised retail outlets offering fresh-baked cinnamon rolls. After
her stint with T.J. Cinnamons Ms. Cogswell
went into baking ingredient sales. After about
a year, she joined Real
Food Marketing, Kansas
City, a product development group, where she Cogswell
was director of sales
and marketing.
Then in 1992, Ms. Cogswell joined
Interstate Bakeries as manager, research and development. In 1994, she
advanced to director of research and
development. And in 1995, after Interstate's acquisition of Continental Baking
Co., St. Louis, Ms. Cogswell was named
vice-president, research and development. She left Interstate Brands Corp.
in 2007 to start her own consulting business, BakerCogs, Inc.
She has been an active member of the
American Bakers Association's Food

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Technical Regulatory Affairs Committee, and in 2006 she was elected chairman of the A.S.B., marking the first time
a woman has led the organization in its
82-year history. She also has served as
president of the Society of Bakery Women, a network where members may
share personal and professional stories
from their experiences in baking.
Ms. Cogswell graduated from the
Milling Science and Management program at Kansas State University in
Manhattan, Kas.
"We are excited about Theresa's entrepreneurial take on innovation and
her enthusiastic approach to collaboration between R.D.A., sales, marketing
and customers," said Anieke Wierenga,
senior director, innovation, food, Corbion. "Her addition to our global team
further strengthens our food R.D.A.
community with industry colleagues,
customers and academia." MBN

Reading Bakery hires
Harakeh as sales manager
for Middle East and Africa
ROBESONIA, PA. - Hassan Harakeh
has joined Reading Bakery Systems as
sales manager for Middle East and Africa. In his new role, Mr. Harakeh will be
responsible for directing sales efforts of
RBS equipment and systems across the
region, and assisting with trade shows,
advertising, technical conferences and
other marketing opportunities.
Most recently, Mr. Harakeh was
with Reading Bakery Systems' parent company, the Markel Food Group,
and helped establish Markel's office
and regional presence in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He worked with the
equipment and processes from AMF
and Tromp, and also helped RBS in a
part-time role. Before that he had held
positions with the Malco Group in
both Dubai and Lebanon.
He is originally from Lebanon and
is a graduate of the American University of Beirut with a bachelor's degree
in agricultural engineering, and a
master's in food production and agricultural economics. He is fluent in
French, Arabic and English.
"Hassan has extensive knowledge
of the food industry and knows many
customers and companies in the
Middle East and Africa," said David
Kuipers, vice-president of sales and
marketing at RBS. "We have seen firsthand how customers trust his experience and guidance. We are confident
Hassan will help us advance our sales
efforts in this important region." MBN
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