PRESENTERS
THIERRY DELATOUR, Nestle
Dr. Delatour is a Lead Scientist at Nestlé Research Centre in Lausanne, Switzerland where he specializes
in response in analytical chemistry to emerging issues and crises. Prior to this, he was a Group Leader at
Nestlé Research Centre where he managed a team of experts dedicated to the development of
analytical methods in the Quality & Safety Department. These methods have been implemented in R&D
Centre, PTC and NQAC. Dr. Delatour obtained his Ph.D. from Centre d’Etudes Nucléaires de Grenoble in
France, a Master of Advanced Studies at Université Joseph Fourier, and an Engineer in Chemistry Degree
at Institut de Chimie et Physique Industrielles.
CHRISTOPHER SMITH, The Coca-Cola Company
Dr. Smith is a manager in the quality area at the corporate laboratory of Coca-Cola in Atlanta, GA. In his
group they employ a wide range of analytical techniques such as ICP-MS, UHPLC-MS/MS, GC-MS/MS,
isotope ratio MS and NMR. Dr. Smith has been with The Coca-Cola Company for 8 years, with prior
positions at Brown & Williamson and also at the CDC in Atlanta. He has authored over 30 publications
on diverse topics such as atomic physics, mass spectrometry, agricultural residue analysis and
biomonitoring/toxicology. Dr. Smith received his B.S. in Chemistry from Drake University and a Ph.D. in
physical chemistry from the University of Colorado, Boulder. His postdoctoral work was performed at
Iowa State University.
PETRA WISSENBURG, Food Safety External Affairs & Strategic Projects Director, Danone Group
Petra Wissenburg is a Dutch citizen and graduated in chemistry from VU University in Amsterdam and
earned a PhD in physical chemistry from Leiden University in the Netherlands. From 1993 to 2003 she
held various positions in Research & Development in Unilever in the Netherlands, Brazil and the United
Kingdom and worked from 2003 to 2005 as Leadership Consultant with The McLane Group, United
Kingdom. In 2005 she joined Numico B.V. (acquired in 2007 by Danone) as Head of Quality at Nutricia
Liverpool, United Kingdom. In 2011 she became Corporate Quality Projects Director and since 2014she
holds the position of Food Safety External Affairs & Strategic Projects Director within the Food
Safety@Danone organisation. Petra is currently based in Singapore. Petra represents Danone in various
global food safety and food industry organizations. She is a member of the GFSI (Global Food Safety
Initiative) Guidance Document Technical Working Group that advises the GFSI Board on the
development and upcoming revision of the GFSI Guidance Document; she is a board member of SSAFE, a
non-profit organization of leading global manufacturers working on precompetitive issues for the food
and drink industry; Petra also led the GFSI sponsored Food Fraud Think Tank composed of leading
experts from both industry and academia. She represents Danone in FIA (Food Industry Asia) where she
is a member of the Science & Technical Committee, Public Affairs Committee and various working
groups under both committees.
