Professor Ian Noble FREng

Head of Research, Analytical and Productivity - Mondelez International RDQ; Visiting Professor, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham

Dr Ian Noble is a biochemical engineer who is currently Senior R&D Director for Mondelez responsible for the company’s Research, Analytical and Productivity programmes within the Research-Development-Quality function. He has held senior technical and management positions within several major food manufacturing multinationals. He led the Emerging Snacks Technology group for PepsiCo’s Snacks business and Food Services Beverages R&D for Unilever, globally. He also holds several senior external advisory positions, is the Chair of the Food Sector KTN and is a leading UK industry advocate for the Food Manufacturing sector.