Grace Cahalane
About Grace Cahalane
Grace Cahalane is a Senior Product Strategic Manager at Glanbia Nutritionals, with extensive experience in research and development across various roles in the food industry. She has held positions at Glanbia Nutritionals, Glanbia Global Ingredients, and Aseptic Solutions USA, and has a background in food science and financial management.
Current Role at Glanbia Nutritionals
Grace Cahalane serves as the Senior Product Strategic Manager at Glanbia Nutritionals. She has held this position since 2021, contributing to product strategy and development. Her role involves overseeing strategic initiatives that align with the company's goals in the nutrition sector.
Previous Experience at Glanbia
Grace Cahalane has extensive experience with Glanbia. She worked as a Research Scientist and Team Lead at Glanbia Nutritionals from 2008 to 2012 in Idaho. Later, she held multiple roles at Glanbia Global Ingredients, including Associate Director of R&D from 2014 to 2016 and Director of R&D - Emerging Platforms from 2016 to 2018, both in California.
Experience at Aseptic Solutions USA
Prior to her current role, Grace Cahalane was the R&D Manager at Aseptic Solutions USA from 2013 to 2014. In this position, she focused on research and development initiatives aimed at enhancing product offerings within the aseptic processing sector.
Educational Background
Grace Cahalane holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Food Science and Technology from University College Cork. Additionally, she achieved a Diploma in Financial Management from the Association of Chartered Accountants, which complements her technical expertise with financial acumen.
Early Career Experience
Grace began her career as an R&D Intern at Kerry Americas in 2005, where she worked for five months in New Century, Kansas. This early experience provided her with foundational knowledge in research and development within the food industry.