David Brandman
As Managing Director for Bel UK and Ireland, David leads the business mission locally to ‘provide access to healthier, more responsible and more sustainable food for all’. For over 150 years, Bel brands have provided portions of fun and accessible healthy eating to millions of households worldwide – something that has always been at the heart of Bel and continues to be so.
David has enjoyed eight years with Bel, having previously been in the Marketing Director position responsible for building brand equity of a portfolio of iconic, household names – including Boursin, Babybel and The Laughing Cow. In more recent times Bel have championed bold business diversification beyond dairy and plant-based into fruit snacking through the launch of Go Go SqueeZ fruit smoothie snacks.
Prior to Bel, David has had a varied career spanning several food & drink businesses including Ferrero, Carlsberg & Premier Foods. David is proud to have delivered strong business growth & bold strategic initiatives in his past career. David now looks forward to driving the Bel strategic vision towards healthier, more responsible and more sustainable snacking - working in collaboration with industry partners who share this vision. Outside of work David enjoys family time and is a sports & travel enthusiast.