Parul Patel

Experience

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  University of Leicester

  Jul 2002 - Feb 2005

  Research Assistant, Genome Instability Group, Department of Cancer Studies & Molecular Medicine
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  King's College London

  Mar 2005 - Nov 2005

  Research Associate
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  Unilever

  Feb 2006 - Jul 2015

  Product development leadership across Global Beverages Retail portfolio (NPD, Range Refresh & VIP). Product development across multiple product formats & technologies spanning across retail & FoodSolutions portfolio in leaf tea, liquid tea, instant tea powder, flavoured & herbal tea’s Lead Technologist for development & validation of chromatographic analytical methodologies to evaluate ingredient quality, product stability and bio-availability of key ingredients through the analysis of novel extracts, product formulations and human clinical trial samples.

  • R&D Manager, Global Design Centre for Beverages

    Jul 2012 - Jul 2015

  • Senior Product Development Technologist

    May 2009 - Jul 2012

  • Analytical Scientist

    Feb 2006 - May 2009
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  Unilever

  Sept 2015 - Sept 2020

  As a member of Pepsi-Lipton Joint Venture Technical Executive Team delivered strong Innovation and transformational Sustainability Plan for ESSA (set of very diverse markets spanning Europe, Russia, Turkey & Subsaharan Africa) to influence the business agenda of a fast paced, double-digit growth FMCG business spanning across two exciting company cultures – Pepsi and Unilever

  • Senior R&D Manager ESSA, Pepsi Lipton Joint Venture

    May 2017 - Sept 2020

  • R&D Manager ESSA, Pepsi Lipton Joint Venture

    Sept 2015 - May 2017