Ferry Kamp

LEADING WITH PURPOSE. SCALING WITH IMPACT.

I’m a global board director, growth leader and venture builder with 25+ years of experience transforming the food and FMCG industries—spanning corporate giants, scale-ups, and disruptive startups. What unites it all? A deep commitment to building a better food system—one that drives commercial success and delivers real environmental and social value.

From leading international business turnarounds to incubating breakthrough startups, I specialize in guiding organizations through pivotal growth moments. I bring strategic clarity, a passion for purposeful innovation, and a results-driven mindset grounded in ESG principles.

🚀 Venture Builder & Scale-Up Expert
I’ve helped build and scale food-tech ventures including INSEACT (Singapore), V2 Food (Australia), Meatless Farm (UK) and Greenforce (Germany). As co-founder of re:THINK FOOD and startup advisor to EIT Food – Climate KIC, I help founders bridge the gap from launch to scale—making food innovation investable, scalable, and unstoppable.

🎯 Brand & Growth Strategist
As a former international CMO at Unilever, I’ve accelerated brands from Knorr to Lipton to purpose-led newcomers. I create winning brand strategies that combine the magic of creativity with the logic of data—unlocking growth through distinctive, values-driven storytelling and innovation.

🌍 Sustainability Champion
In 2008–09, I pioneered the business case for sustainability for Unilever’s largest food brand, Knorr—a strategy that delivered €80M in savings while boosting market share and winning the Unilever Compass Award from then-CEO Paul Polman. Since then, using business as a force for good has been a throughline in everything I lead.

🔑 My Core Beliefs
→ Growth and impact go hand in hand
→ Sustainability is strategy
→ Leadership is about unlocking potential—in people, brands, and systems

Let’s connect to shape the future of food together!