Iwona Olejnik

FMCG company producing and selling food and drinks worldwide.
Implementation and successful certification of IFS and BRC in two companies ( BRC - at the highest level, IFS: meeting more then 97 % of requirements of the standard ), implementation of AIB inspection system in factories; maintaining ISO 9000,14000, 18000; procedures on crises management; internal and external auditing; international suppliers auditing; assuring the quality from “field to customers”; co-operation with Ministries, Governmental Agencies, Organizations and Federations; retailers, B2B;
Board Member of the Polish FMCG Federation,

Working for the European Federation, representing the interests of 450 companies in Europe with an annual turnover of EUR 8.5 billion (including Mars, Nestle, Procter and Gamble )
Main responsibilities:
Working on European Industry Guide for Manufacturing of Safe Products being subject to approval by the European Commission, DG Health and Customer
( guide based on BRC, IFS, AIB, HACCP, ISO , Codex Alimentarius Commission standards ); developing and implementing simplification template and procedure for the re-authorization at EFSA; managing the aspects of legal and technical regulations on safety, additives, labelling, health claims, nutrition, contaminants, veterinary legislation, packaging etc ; following up all the regulatory developments in the food law that are likely to affect the industry and informing members accordingly; building up and maintaining contacts with EU officials, lobbying towards the EU (DG Sanco, Enterprise, Environment), EFSA (EU food safety agency); cooperating with national associations and defending dossiers; being in direct contact with senior European management representing well know European companies including Nestle, Mars, Procter and Gamble etc;; participating in the Working Groups, Review Committee, Executive Meetings within federation, development and distribution of European monthly Newsletter amongst all members;

LA SALLE University, Barcelona, Spain
Since February 2007 providing lecture series for students on International Business Law, International Contract Law, International Environmental Law; Total Quality Management and product liability

IEMI, ( an Institute of European Management ), Brussels, Belgium; Paris, France
Since October 2005 providing seminars and lectures on “Quality Management in Business”, “Quality Management in Hospitality Business”, “Contract Law”, “International Business Law” “WTO, regional integration”, “International Public Law”, “European Law”, “Alternative Dispute Resolution “, “Sustainable Development”, “Introduction to European Lobbying”

ESEI, International Business School in Barcelona, Spain
Since February 2007 providing lectures on Project Management in Hospitality Business

ESERP (Escuela Superior and Fundación Universitaria ) Barcelona, Spain
MBA and undergraduate programme
Since February 2007 providing lectures on Contemporary Management Issues
( Business Ethics ) and International Business Law: WTO; Contract Law;
Intellectual Property Rights

Responsibilities: matters related to food, health, safety and environmental legislation; pro-active investigation and monitoring of legal aspects in the relevant business sector; quality and safety; monitoring quality of performance in accordance with contracts and EU and national legislation; managing the process of validation in respect to various food contaminants (dioxins, pesticides, PAH, BaP, heavy metals ); product liability and recall; customer service; complaints’ handling; established contacts with international suppliers and clients, co-operated with the company’s stakeholders including businesses and government authorities; internal auditing; direct management of 11 employees; co-operation with accredited laboratories; ring tests

 Responsibilities:
 Total Quality Management matters related to food quality and safety; health, and environmental legislation, labeling, registration; functioning of all internal procedures on the corporate level; product liability and recall; co-operating with international suppliers and customers; negotiating, formulating, concluding of the company’s contracts; managing of internal and external audit systems in the entire supply chain; customer service; implementing and validating ISO, HACCP, GMP; responsibility for personnel’s training (around 500 employees including management ); direct management of process engineers, R & D department and laboratory
( approximately 40 to 50 people including seasonal workers )
 R&D all matters related to new products and processes including oils, margarines, fats; customers service; troubleshooting problem solving; projects on plant adjustment to GMP standards; project management
Achievements: preparing and implementing from scratch TQM and ISO system in combination with HACCP, leading to pre certification audit by Lloyds register; design and implementation of corporate policy: preparation and functioning of internal procedures on a corporate level, excellently evaluated by external audits; decreased trends in complaints; implemented customer services; improvement of the company’s supply chain including internal processes with regard to quality, safety and cost; new developments of industrial products which were successfully introduced to the market and evaluated by the customers.

Process Engineer
Responsibilities: optimized supply chain including internal processes with regard to cost, safety and quality - adjustments to Unilever standards; HACCP implementation; responsible for personnel’s training; preparing the company to the European Audit Achievements: excellent evaluation: the factory obtained grade A (the maximum score) during the headquarters audit;