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Joaquim Martin

Evaluator · DISC type Dsc
R&I Global Category Head Early Life Nutrition at Danone
📍 Netherlands

Joaquim is an accomplished R&D executive with over 20 years of experience leading innovation in the Consumer Health and FMCG sectors for global brands at Danone, Mondelēz, and GSK. He holds an advanced management degree from IESE Business School and specializes in transforming scientific insights into successful, consumer-relevant products.

Originally from Barcelona, Joaquim is a passionate endurance athlete who finds clarity in long-distance races. He enjoys spending his free time with family, friends, and in nature, drawing parallels between the discipline of endurance sports and his approach to leadership in a complex corporate environment.

He applies the lessons learned from endurance athletics to navigate business challenges and drive his teams forward.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
R&I Global Category Head Early Life Nutrition
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Netherlands
Personality Overview

How Joaquim shows up

Quality Focused
Thorough Evaluator
Hard To Convince

They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there

Priorities

Topics Joaquim cares about

Consumer-Centric Innovation
His entire career is focused on transforming science and technology into consumer-relevant products for global brands like Danone, GSK, and Mondelēz.
Endurance Athletics
He is an endurance athlete who explicitly connects the discipline from long-distance racing to his professional life and leadership philosophy.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
R&I Global Category Head Early Life Nutrition
Danone
8-2024
Senior R&D Advisor
WE AI LEADERS
11-2022
Co-Founder
Metsäbosc
8-2021 - 7-2023
Vice President R&D Europe
Mondelēz International
4-2020 - 8-2021
R&D Senior Director, Consumer Health
GSK
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
12-2023 - 2-2025
Chief Technology Officer Programme
Cambridge Judge Business School
2021 - 2021
Advance Management Program (AMP)
IESE Business School
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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