Sheila Dana, Vandana Srivastava Join Kemin’s Personal Care Division

Kemin is expanding its personal care division: Sheila Dana joined Kemin as global accounts manager where she is responsible for developing new business relationships and global sales. She first joined Kemin in 2001 in research and product development working with protease inhibitors, fermentation and molecular biology. She later helped grow global business as a technical service manager for the health division. In 2008, Dana joined Glanbia Nutritionals Inc., where she championed business development and key account sales for applications in the cosmetics, personal care, medical and nutrition industries. Dana holds a Bachelor of Science in microbiology from Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.

Vandana Srivastava also joined Kemin as a formulation chemist where she will be responsible for developing prototypes and optimizing formulations using Kemin’s personal care ingredients. She will also provide customer laboratory support for Kemin customers. Srivastava has held a number of chemist positions within the cosmetic industry, most recently as a research and development manager at Weeks and Leo in Urbandale, Iowa. Srivastava holds a Bachelor of Technology in cosmetic technology from Nagpur University in Nagpur, India. She is also pursuing a master’s degree in cosmetic science from the University of Cincinnati.