Vanessa Eva-Ann Green

Quality assurance professional with a solid background in ensuring top-tier product integrity and process improvement. Strong focus on team collaboration and delivering impactful results. Adept at adapting to evolving needs, leading cross-functional teams, and implementing effective testing strategies. Skills include risk assessment, quality control methodologies, and root cause analysis. Highly reliable and committed to continuous improvement and excellence in quality standards.

• Senior Quality Assurance Manager, Kerry Plentong (Sdn) Bhd, 03/2024, current
• Quality Director APAC, Vita Coco – All Market Singapore, 10/2022, 04/2023
• Corporate Quality Control & Assurance Director, Asku PLC - ABIG, 08/2019, 07/2022
• SHEQ & Compliance Manager, Revlon SA (Pty) Ltd, 05/2017, 01/2019
• Technical Compliance Manager (Promotion), Revlon SA (Pty) Ltd, 05/2016, 04/2017
• Quality Assurance Manager, Libstar Pty Ltd (CHET Chemicals), 02/2016, 04/2016
• Quality Assurance & Food Safety Manager, PepsiCo (Simba), 02/2014, 01/2016
• Quality Assurance Manager, Tiger Brands (Enterprise Foods), 05/2013, 01/2014
• Quality Manager, Parmalat, 05/2011, 05/2013
• Corporate Quality Manager, Nestle, 08/2010, 12/2010
• Corporate Quality Specialist, Nestle, 04/2010 - 08/2010
• Corporate Quality Systems Specialist, Nestle, 01/2009 - 04/2010
• Senior Quality Assurance Manager, Nestle, 06/2004 - 01/2009
• Corporate Hygienist (Food Safety), Nestle, 05/2002 - 05/2004
• Factory Quality Manager, Nestle, 06/2002 - 05/2004
• Assistant Quality Manager, Nestle, 06/2001 - 06/2002
• Factory Hygienist, Nestle, 01/2000 - 06/2001
• Senior Microbiologist / Hygienist, Nestle, 12/1997 - 12/1999
• Microbiologist, Nestle, 12/1995 - 12/1997
• Microbiologist, Infacare (Aspen Pharma Care), 07/1994 - 11/1995
• Medical Scientist, National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS), 07/1993 - 06/1994
• Secretary, Chicken Licken, 04/1993 - 06/1993

• Food Defense Training – Intentional Adulteration Vulnerability Assessment (IA VA), 11/2024
• FSSC22000 version 6, 04/2025
• ISO9001, 2022
• Winning with Sustainability Strategies Program, 2020

• Successfully restructured and realigned the Quality department at Kerry Plentong to better add value to Production department and to meet the needs of the Global Kerry Quality vision (2024)
• Successfully completed and maintained all Food Safety and Quality audits scores at Kerry Plentong with a reduction in the total number of findings (2024)
• Successfully restructured and realigned the Quality department at Vita Coco Singapore to better meet the needs of the Global Vita Coco Quality vision (2023)
• Successfully managed in bringing to commercial production several new products to the market by conducting trials and upscale production at various supplier network facilities (2022 - 2023)
• Achieved successful implementation of the new dairy plant at ABIG Ethiopia including sourcing, installation, commissioning, running product trials, and supplying market (2021 - 2022)
• Collaborated with team of 10 in the development of new innovation product pipeline for ABIG Ethiopia including spices, water, dairy, compost leading to an expansion in the product portfolio (2021 - 2022)
• Successfully managed the implementation of the Coffee Project from sourcing equipment, installation, commissioning, conducting trials, and supplying market leading to an expansion in the product portfolio (2021-2022)
• Transformed and converted the ISO 22000 certification to FSSC 22000 certification for the water plant (ASKU) at ABIG Ethiopia with minor audit findings initially and reduced findings for the surveillance audit (2019 - 2022)
• Achieved 50% reduction in safety incidents and first aid injuries at Revlon South Africa (2017 - 2019)
• Achieved zero audit findings for ISO 22716 (GMP) at Revlon South Africa (2016 - 2019)
• Achieved 20% reduction in audit findings for FSSC 22000 at Pepsico South Africa (2014 - 2016)
• Achieved improvement in AIB score from 400 to over 750 and reduced the number of findings at Pepsico South Africa (2014 - 2016)
• Successfully managed and implemented ISO 22000 at Parmalat South Africa in 9 month period after previous failures before my appointment (2011 - 2013)
• Established the Nestle Quality Systems (NQMS) Manual for zone AOA which was used as a template for other markets (2007)
• Successfully implemented the Nestle Advanced Level programme for Malaysia and Singapore (2006)

Available upon request

• Gender: Female
• Ethnic Group: Coloured
• Available: Immediately
• Hobbies: Travelling to new destinations, Reading, Cooking, and Baking
• Strengths: Quality commitment, Authenticity, Analytical Problem Solver, Empathetic, Effective Communicator, Adaptability, Resilience, Team Collaboration