Consumer >> CEO Interviews >> October 11, 1999
SOREN BJORN has served as Director of The UniMark Group, Inc. since
September 1998 and as President and CEO of the company and of UniMark
Foods, Inc. since August 1998. Mr. Bjorn has served as Secretary of the
company since December 1998. In addition, he serves as Vice President of
UniMark Foods Europe, Ltd., and as President of Simply Fresh Fruit, Inc.
and UniMark International. From May 1996 to August 1998, Mr. Bjorn
served as Vice President of Operations of the company. From January 1997
to August 1998, Mr. Bjorn served as Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer of UniMark Foods, Inc. From January 1995 to May 1996,
Mr. Bjorn served as Director of Operations for UniMark Foods, Inc. and
from January 1993 to January 1995, he served as Product Manager for
UniMark Foods, Inc.'s Sunfresh' brand product line. Mr. Bjorn received a
Master's degree in Business Administration from Texas Christian
University in 1997 and a Business Administration degree in Marketing
from Baylor University in 1992. Profile
TWST: Could we start out with a brief overview, and a history of thecompany just to set the stage for the readers?
Mr. Bjorn: UniMark Group is a vertically integrated fruit company that
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