December 14/Brooklyn, N.Y./Press Release -- Howard Smith, Jr., president of Virginia Dare Extract Company, announced the appointment of Michael “Mike” Springsteen to the position of vice president – research and development. In this role he will be responsible for product development, regulatory and quality assurance.
Springsteen brings 30 years of experience to this position, having started his career in product development at Thomas. J. Lipton. Since then he has held positions in the flavor industry with both product development and commercial responsibilities at Bush Boake Allen, Dragoco, and Symrise, and most recently at Firmenich as vice-president - flavor sales.