Professional of the Year - Packaging

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Jens Kolstad

Title: Senior Manager Specialist Food and Product Safety
Industry: Packaging
Type of Organization: Manufacturing
Major Product/Service: Packaging solutions, cartons and related products
Expertise: Mr. Kolstad has over 19 years experience. He oversees a team dealing with food contact safety and is responsible for all compliance issues.
Geographic Area of Distribution: International
Affiliations: Society for Applied Microbiology; Association for Food Protection
University/Degree: Ph.D., Agricultural Dairy Microbiology; M.Sc., Technology Management, Technical University
Born: October 30, 1954
Spouse: Greta Wigdahl Kolstad
Married: March 3, 1984
Children: Maria, Ricard
Work History: From 1988 to 1990, Dr. Kolstad served as a Researcher at the Veterinary College of Medicine, Oslo. He has been working in the corporate office of Elopak AS since 1990.
Honors & Awards: British Council Scholarship, 1982
Published Works: Papers, international scientific journals
Career Accomplishments: Dr. Kolstad is very experienced in microbiology and aseptic technology within food science; As Manager of the test center he oversees quality improvement projects and is a specialist in food and product safety.