National Starch has announced the appointment of Michael Klacik to senior director of Nutrition and Bioscience.

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In this combined role, Klacik will be responsible for National Starch’s global Carbohydrate Nutrition business, which markets Hi-maize™, the leading brand of resistant starch and the company’s Plant Sciences Group in Indianapolis, USA. The Plant Sciences Group provides the commercial, novel and non-GM hybrid maize which is the basis for National Starch’s differentiated products like Hi-maize.


Most recently, Klacik served as vice president, business development at OmegaTech, a nutritional ingredient supplier to the food and dietary supplement markets. He also worked for Pfizer / Cultor Food Science in marketing and business development positions. Klacik has a BSc in food science from Rutgers University, USA and a MSc in food science from the University of Illinois, USA.

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