10 IFF procurement leaders
Vice President Global Procurement, Senior Procurement Director North America and EMEA Director of Procurement Scent Business are among the current titles held by these ten IFF procurement leaders, who also cover food ingredients, raw materials and flavor and scent buying in Asia. A reader can learn how procurement leaders work at IFF from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Catia Macohin
LinkedInExperience: Senior Procurement Director North America · IFF
Catia Macohin has been Senior Procurement Director North America at IFF since September 2025, based in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area. Catia Macohin was Regional Procurement Director at IFF from 2023 to 2025, Head of Supply at Holcim from 2021 to 2022 and Procurement Lead Brazil at Mondelēz International from 2019 to 2021.
Chiel Holterman
LinkedInExperience: Procurement Director Food Ingredients EMEA · IFF
Chiel Holterman has been Procurement Director Food Ingredients EMEA at IFF since November 2025, based in The Randstad, the Netherlands. Chiel Holterman was Global Procurement Director Strategic Projects - Margin Improvement at IFF from 2024 to 2025, Global Procurement Category Director from 2021 to 2023 and Global Category Leader Tomatoes at Kraft Heinz from 2015 to 2018.
Franciane Cabrini
LinkedInExperience: LATAM Procurement Director Raw Materials · IFF
Franciane Cabrini has been LATAM Procurement Director Raw Materials at IFF since November 2023, based in the Greater São Paulo Area. Franciane Cabrini was Global Category Manager at IFF from 2021 to 2023, Regional Procurement Manager IM&S - LATAM at IFF from 2017 to 2021 and Procurement Manager - Indirect at LSG Group from 2015 to 2017.
Ignacio Temprano
LinkedInExperience: Global Procurement Director - IM&S Food Ingredients · IFF
Ignacio Temprano has been Global Procurement Director - IM&S Food Ingredients at IFF since February 2026, based in the Greater Valencia Metropolitan Area of Spain. Ignacio Temprano was Director of Procurement, IM&S EMEA at IFF from 2023 to 2026 and Global Category Director - Contract Manufacturing at IFF from 2021 to 2022.
Joshua Hu
LinkedInExperience: Director of Procurement · IFF
Joshua Hu has been Director of Procurement at IFF since April 2026, based in the New York City Metropolitan Area. Joshua Hu was Sr. Category Manager at IFF from 2024 to 2026, Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager at Impossible Foods from 2023 to 2024 and Strategic Sourcing Manager at Impossible Foods from 2020 to 2023.
Karina Dufty
LinkedInExperience: Director of Procurement · IFF
Karina Dufty has been Director of Procurement at IFF since September 2024, based in the New York City Metropolitan Area, and the profile describes the role as NA Procurement Director for IFF Ingredients. Karina Dufty was Purchasing Director for USA, Mexico and Canada at LAPP Group from 2021 to 2024 and Sourcing Director, Professional Products Division at L'Oréal from 2009 to 2018.
Maria Golubchikova
LinkedInExperience: EMEA Director of Procurement Scent Business · IFF
Maria Golubchikova has been EMEA Director of Procurement Scent Business at IFF since November 2025, based in Amsterdam, with the role placed in Leiden. Maria Golubchikova was Raw Material Procurement Director Food Ingredients at IFF from 2024 to 2025, Director Global Procurement at Nutrinova from 2023 to 2024 and EMEA Lead Logistics Procurement at Celanese from 2021 to 2023.
Mukesh Kumar
LinkedInExperience: Director of Procurement - Flavours Greater Asia · IFF
Mukesh Kumar has been Director of Procurement - Flavours Greater Asia at IFF since September 2024, based in Bengaluru, India. Mukesh Kumar was Asst Vice President-Sourcing &Procurement at Reliance Retail from 2022 to 2024 and Head-Commodities Ingredients & Energy procurement at Nestlé from 2018 to 2022.
Piyush Bhandari
LinkedInExperience: Director of Procurement - Scents - Greater Asia · IFF
Piyush Bhandari has been Director of Procurement - Scents - Greater Asia at IFF since November 2024, based in Mumbai, India. Piyush Bhandari was Senior Procurement Manager - Rigids Packaging - South Asia at Unilever from 2022 to 2024 and Senior Procurement Manager - Chemicals - South Asia at Unilever from 2018 to 2022.
Rahul Golchha
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Global Procurement · IFF
Rahul Golchha has been Vice President Global Procurement at IFF since December 2025, based in Hoofddorp, the Netherlands, and the profile says the role leads the global procurement team for the Health and Bioscience Business Unit. Rahul Golchha was Director Sourcing, EMEA at IFF from 2024 to 2025 and Director, Indirect Sourcing at Sysco from 2022 to 2024.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you change first when you took on your current procurement role, and why?
- 02How do you plan ahead for raw material shortages in your own role?
- 03What has your own work taught you about moving into a procurement role for a new business or region?
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