SAAFoSTCareer Roadshow

September 2011

Presented by:Gary Pon

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National Starch at a glance

• Worldwide leader in specialty starches for food, papermaking and biomaterial applications

• A consistent innovator

• Specialty solutions provider focused on adding value downstream

• Vertically integrated to unique raw materials

• Market driven to create value

• A global dedicated technical and service organization

Headquarters: Bridgewater, New Jersey, USA

Founded: 1895

2009 Sales: $1.4 Billion

Employees: 2,250

Countries of Operation: 30

Locations: 35 globally

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Regional Profile

Group TotalManufacturing 901Sales & Marketing 98Technical 40Support 444Total 1,483

Locations Pakistan

PlantsRakh Canal, FaisalabadCornwala, JaranwalaMehran, Kotri - underway

Offices Faisalabad(HO)Karachi(Branch Office)

Locations Europe

Plants Hamburg, Goole

OfficesHamburg (HO),Manchester, Moscow,Johannesburg

Locations Kenya

Plants Eldoret

Offices Nairobi(HO)

Headcount

Passion for food!!!!

What does it take?

•Student training: (1991)•H & R (Symrise) – Lab technician

Where did it all begin?

•Production environment: (1993 – 2000)•Mr Juice - Factory/Lab technician

- Company Food Technologist•Mediterranean - Company Food Technologist

•First impressions do count

•Be professional

•Try to understand for what job you are looking at•Administrative •Lab •Production

•Understand your previous work studied

Expectations….

National Starch..•Technologist:

•Generally starts in the lab to get an in depth understanding of application area

•Technical Service•Begin to work with customers on a technical level

•Market development•Marketing

•Sales area:

•People & relationship skill•Projects•Drive

•Business Management•Business management/guidance

National Starch..•Technologist:

•Generally starts in the lab to get an in depth understanding of application area

National Starch..

•Technical Service•Begin to work with customers on a technical level

National Starch..

•Market development•Marketing

National Starch.. •Sales area:

•People & relationship skill•Projects•Drive

National Starch..•Business Management

•Business management/guidance

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National Starch Core PrinciplesWho we are and what we value

• Personal Responsibility

• Mutual Value

• Deep Understanding

• Passionate Determination

• Restless Innovation

• Meaningful Connections

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The global supply chain

11 manufacturing sites in seven countries

Proprietary technology and processes

Strategically placed near raw material sourcing

Globally flexible to mitigate risk

Competitive advantage managing complexity

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National Starch Food Innovation VisionTo be the industry’s leader in nature-based functional and nutritional ingredients and ingredient systems for food innovation.

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Areas of Special Expertise

• Foods and beverages texture design

• Sensory and culinary applications

• Consumer trends and insights

• Clinical research

• Nutrition

• Natural polymer chemistry

• Materials Science

• Plant Genetics

• Regulatory

• Bio-materials for papermaking, consumer products and industrial processes

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Creating Value with Specialty StarchesTwo principal businesses

Value drivers Diverse textural eating experiences Natural and nutritional positioning Formulating cost optimization Quality enhancement

Value drivers Productivity of customer’s process Quality of final product Recyclability and green drivers

Plus a growing Biomaterials business