Kim L. Pohlman, MBA

Chief Operating Officer

Kim has more than 30 years of experience in pharmaceutical, food, and ingredient management. She is principal of Wellables, LLC, a consulting firm for product and market management, and she has separately started, grown, and sold a successful food company.

As Director of Nutritional Ingredients for Johnson & Johnson, she headed the joint venture between JNJ and Neose that developed and sold the platform of designer carbohydrates to facilitate nutrient transfer into human cells. Also while at JNJ, she worked on the launch of Splenda, both as an ingredient to major manufacturers and as CPG tabletop packet.She also worked on Viactiv, Probiotica, Benecol, and Sesame Street Vitamins, among others.

She has held various global product and market management positions, including contributions at Hoechst/Nutrinova, ICI/SPI Polyols, and Unigen Pharma. Kim earned a BS from the University of Florida and an MBA from Benedictine University.