Our expert contributors
Michael Bentley is president of SierraSil Health Inc. a natural health products company with a proprietary mineral patented as a nutritional supplement for osteoarthritis. The Canadian Health Food Association recognized Michael with the John Holtmann Industry Leadership Award. Optimyz magazine twice named Michael one of Canada’s Top 100 Health Influencers and he recently served as a judge for Canada’s Top Trainers on behalf of Impact magazine. Michael is an experienced board member of public and private companies as well as non-profits and industry associations. He has previous experience in consulting and different management functional areas including human resources, sales, marketing and operations management. Michael has a bachelor’s from the University of British Columbia and a master’s in management from Stanford University.
Adam Carey is chair of the European Specialist Sports Nutrition Alliance (ESSNA) and founder and CEO of Corperformance. After qualifying from the University of Oxford Medical School in 1988, Adam spent 10 years training towards specialist qualifications in obstetrics and gynaecology. Clinical and research interest focussed on endocrinology and nutrition. After leaving the NHS, Adam has been providing scientific nutritional solutions to elite athletes, corporate clients and media artists to improve their performance in the field, in the boardroom and on stage. He has worked with the England Rugby Football Union from 1999 to 2006 as part of Sir Clive Woodward’s team which culminated with the World Cup success in 2003 and in 2005 he worked with England Cricket squad, leading to their success in the Ashes. Other sports clients have included Chelsea FC (Premiership title 2005) and Leeds Tykes (Powergen cup 2005).
Eva Criado is an experienced marketing and communications professional with over 20 years of experience within the health, wellness and fitness industry.
Rick Miller provides expert perspective insight into emerging innovations and opportunities within the specialised nutrition sector. He has an established clinical background in dietetics and performance nutrition from his 15-year career in hospitals and working with professional teams and athletes up to Olympic level. Rick is experienced within FMCG, FSMP and supplementation sectors, supporting NPD, regulatory affairs and scientific communication to multiple global brands.
Maria Pavlidou is marketing communications director and senior strategy consultant at the HMT. The Healthy Marketing Team is a global brand-building agency, specialising in food & health. For 15 years, they have been helping create differentiating brands that stand out. They have global experience from more than 60 countries and six continents having worked with all food, beverage, and supplement categories. Maria has more than 14 years of experience in marketing & communications in both multinational and local companies, always in the area of health and nutrition, in B2C and B2B space. Prior to joining HMT, Maria held key marketing and leadership roles at Danone, Novartis Consumer Health and DSM.
Jaume Reguant is healthcare director at Bioiberica, where he oversees and offers strategic direction to the company's pharmaceutical and nutraceutical businesses. Bioiberica offers several market-leading ingredients for mobility and joint health, including Collavant n2, native type II collagen, Mobilee®, a hyaluronic acid matrix ingredient and Tendaxion, a tendon health ingredient.
Liat Shemesh is the head of marketing at Solabia-Algatech Nutrition, a company specialising in microalgae cultivation and unique active ingredients.
As a public relations professional with over 20 years’ experience in nutraceuticals and functional foods, Liat Simha is an expert in helping companies distinguish their products in the international market.