Grain Farmers of Ontario and SGS Canada Inc. announce that Paolo Santangelo has joined the Ontario Grains Lab as Commercial Manager – Cereal._x000D_
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Santangelo will lead the Ontario Grains Lab in its development as a leading analytical testing facility in Canada. The position will focus on working with Ontario and Canadian cereal crops to improve value-added usage within domestic and export markets. The position will also act as a technical support liaison with North American millers and customers. Santangelo will begin this role on June 6th, 2016._x000D_
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“We are delighted to have Paolo join the Ontario Grains Lab,” says Barry Senft, CEO of Grain Farmers of Ontario. “He has a wide range of valuable experience that will help position Ontario as a leader in supplying high quality cereal products to both domestic and export markets.”_x000D_
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Santangelo brings more than 12 years of experience in the manufacturing of food ingredients, including most recently with Rogers Foods Ltd. serving as Director of Quality and Technical Sales. He holds a BSc. in Biological Sciences from the University of Lethbridge; a diploma in Pure and Applied Science from John Abbott College; a diploma of Practical Milling from the Association of Operative Millers and is a certified baker through the American Institute of Baking._x000D_
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“We are very fortunate to have someone of Santangelo’s calibre joining the Ontario Grains Lab,” says Don Slobodzian, Vice President Agriculture and Food, SGS Canada. “Through his guidance and leadership, the Ontario Grains Lab will open a whole new business segment in the Canadian market for SGS Canada, driving the grain sector forward in Ontario and across Canada.”
