Educational Seminar

Jaime Reeves

Executive Vice President, Product Development & Commercialization, Mattson

Jaime Reeves is Executive Vice President, Product Development & Commercialization at Mattson. She is responsible for leading product development & commercialization across Mattson’s diverse R&D team and manages a broad range of client relationships. Dr. Reeves is currently a member of the IFT Board of Directors. Prior to joining Mattson, Jaime held various roles in the food industry focused on innovation, commercialization, cost savings and process development. She led several award-winning product development groups at Del Monte Foods, including Fruit (canned and produce), Broth (canned and aseptic), Tomato (canned), and Food Service, as well as led the thermal process team. Jaime began her career at Frito Lay/PepsiCo where she developed new innovation for Doritos, Cheetos and Frito Lay Branded dips and explored new novel technologies for the snacking category.

Katie Rountree

Regional Product Manager for the Americas, Givaudan Sense Colour

Katie Rountree is the Regional Product Manager for the Americas at Givaudan Sense Colour based in Louisville, KY. Formerly a senior application scientist, she’s been mixing up naturally colourful solutions and supporting customers with their natural color needs for over a decade. She has a bachelors in Food Science and Human Nutrition, and a masters in Food, Nutrition, and Culinary Sciences, both from Clemson University.