Title: Strategy Director
Company: Frazer-Nash Manufacturing

Experience:

Steve Plas has been strategy director for Frazer-Nash Manufacturing since 2017, with his primary responsibilities including strategic customer development and innovation strategies. Previously, he worked for Hills Pet Nutrition/Colgate-Palmolive for 35 years, serving as the global technical processing/engineering director. At Hill’s, Plas developed practical expertise for plant design, supply chain engineering for both canning and dry pet food manufacturing and in-depth knowledge of food safety principles and ingredient functionality. He also has three patents: pet food dryer psychometrics, production of low-ash animal proteins and an extruder back pressure valve.