Sensient Technologies Corporation announced that Craig Mitchell has informed the company that he intends to retire from his position as President, Flavors & Extracts Group, effective January 1, 2024. Sensient has appointed Steve Morris, currently the General Manager, Sweet & Beverage Flavors North America, to succeed Mr. Mitchell upon his retirement. Steve Morris joined Sensient?s Color Group in June 2007 and served as Sales Director of Food Colors US.

He served as General Manager, Food Colors from October 2012 through August 2017, during which time his oversight progressively expanded from the US to North America, and ultimately to the Americas. Mr. Morris has held his current role as General Manager, Sweet & Beverage Flavors North America since August 2017. Prior to joining Sensient, Mr. Morris held various commercial leadership roles at DuPont (Solae) and operations management roles at Unilever.

Steve holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Iowa State University and an MBA from Washington University?s Olin School of Business. Mr. Morris was born and raised in Iowa and is married with three adult children. Over the upcoming months, Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Morris will work together to ensure a smooth transition.