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Hendrik Eyselee

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Senior Director of Engineering at Great Lakes Cheese
📍 United States

Hendrik Eyselee is a Global Engineering Leader with extensive international experience in the food industry, specializing in business and manufacturing transformation. A graduate of the University of Hannover with a degree in Food Engineering, he is an expert in capital investment planning and designing state-of-the-art, automated processing and packaging lines.

He has a successful track record in driving footprint redesign and cost containment across developed markets like the USA, EU, and Japan, as well as emerging markets. His career includes senior leadership roles at Great Lakes Cheese, The Kraft Heinz Company, and Mondelēz International, where he has consistently improved cost and quality.

While at Mondelēz International, he led the global cheese engineering team and rolled out a new standardized process cheese packaging platform across 27 manufacturing plants.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Senior Director of Engineering
Job Level
Senior
Location
United States
Personality Overview

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They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing. They ask a lot of questions and rely heavily on information and collaterals. They are generally good communicators and can be hard to convince.

Priorities

Topics Hendrik cares about

Manufacturing Transformation
His career focuses on designing and building state-of-the-art, fully automated food processing plants to improve quality, safety, and profitability.
Capital Expenditure (CAPEX)
He has a proven track record in strategic planning and executing capital investment plans for large-scale manufacturing and supply chain projects.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Senior Director of Engineering
Great Lakes Cheese
9-2022 - 7-2025
Director of Cheese Manufacturing Technology
Great Lakes Cheese
2-2015 - 8-2022
Director of Engineering
The Kraft Heinz Company
9-2012 - 2-2015
Director Global Engineering
Mondelēz International
6-2009 - 9-2012
Director of Global Engineering Category Cheese
Mondelēz International
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Education
1986 - 1989
Diploma of Science Degree in Food Engineering
University of Hannover
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