PureCircle unveils Gary Juncosa as COO

High-purity stevia ingredients producer PureCircle announced the appointment of Gary Juncosa as chief operating officer on Tuesday, with immediate effect.

The London-listed company said in the role, Juncosa will report to the CEO, Magomet Malsagov, and will be driving the optimisation and management of its global operations.

It said this covers leaf sourcing, manufacturing, customer service and sustainability endeavours.

PureCirlce said Juncosa has more than 20 years of experience in the specialty chemicals sector, including seven years at International Flavors and Fragrances in various global leadership roles including supply chain, procurement and global ingredient sales.

“We are delighted to welcome Gary into his new role at PureCircle as our chief operating officer,” said chairman Paul Selway-Swift.

“Gary brings a broad range of experience in various aspects of operations management, in particular managing supply chain and procurement activities in the speciality chemicals sector.

“This will be invaluable as we move forward to develop the PureCircle business.”

Chief executive officer, Magomet Malsagov, said Juncosa would be “instrumental” in driving the company’s operations now that its expanded purification facility is near completion.

“With the new COO overseeing the day-to-day activities of the company and the continued support of other leaders in the management team, I will be able to focus on driving the growth strategy and development of PureCircle's long term business objectives of providing a portfolio of stevia-based sweetener solutions to global F&B and Flavour companies,” Malsagov added.