Manfred Aben

Manfred Aben possesses extensive experience in research and development within the food and personal care sectors, holding numerous leadership roles at Unilever since February 1995, including Global VP Nutrition & Icecream S&T and R&D Director for various regions and categories. In addition to a long tenure as a Non Executive Board Member for Unilever Netherlands Holding, Aben serves on the supervisory board of Next Food Collective and has held board membership positions with TKI Agri & Food and TiFN. Aben is also involved with VNO-NCW and PhotonDelta as a member and advisory board member, respectively. Aben holds a PhD in Computer Science specializing in Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge Engineering from the University of Amsterdam, alongside a master's degree from the same institution.