Next Food Collective announces that Marian Geluk will step down from her role as Executive Director in the course of the coming months.
Since the founding of Next Food Collective, Marian has played a pivotal role in building the organisation, shaping its strategic direction, and bringing together partners from industry, academia, and government.
Under her leadership, the platform has established a strong foundation for public-private collaboration across the agrifood ecosystem. Marian’s strong commitment and involvement in the development of the organisation and the broader network as well as her personal passion to drive important transitions for the food sector is highly appreciated.
Next Food Collective brings public and private partners together to accelerate the transition towards a future-proof food system, with programmes focused on health, nutrition & wellbeing, sustainable products & processes and regenerative agriculture.
The process to appoint new leadership is underway. Marian Geluk will remain available during the transition period to ensure continuity and a thorough handover.
Marian Geluk: “I look back with gratitude on a period in which we have been able to build a great team and a strong collective, united by the insight that together, acceleration and scaling of solutions towards a future‑proof food system can happen. I am proud of what we have achieved so far.”
This transition marks the start of a new phase for Next Food Collective. In the coming period the organisation will focus on further strengthening collaboration between partners and the wider agrifood ecosystem and increasing the impact and added value of its programmes.
Looking ahead, Next Food Collective remains fully committed to developing and delivering joint programmes with a focus on collaboration, growth and impact together with partners.