Dennis M Seisun
CEO - Partner
Dennis Seisun has worked in England, France, Belgium, and since 1980, has been based in San Diego, California. He graduated from Bath University in England with a bachelor of science degree in engineering and a master of science degree in industrial marketing. He worked as an engineer for Foster Wheeler, as a consultant for C.H. Kline S.A. in Brussels, and for Kelco (then a division of Merck) as commercial development product manager. In 1985, Dennis founded IMR International and has since focused his attentions on the food hydrocolloid markets of the U.S., E.U., China, India, and many other parts of the world. The Quarterly Review of Food Hydrocolloids was launched in 1991. It has since, become established as a comprehensive and independent source of information on the food hydrocolloid market. In addition IMR has chaired the International Conference on Food Hydrocolloids since 1995 alternating between the USA and Europe.
Nesha Zalesny
Food Scientist - Partner
Nesha Zalesny has over 20 years of technical experience in the food industry starting with 12 years at CP Kelco in R&D and Technical Service. She developed formulations and prototypes for everything from baked goods and dairy applications to salad dressings and sauces. She developed consumer products at Javo Beverage as Director of New Product Development and did technical sales and service at Fiberstar, working on a wide variety of clean label applications. Ms. Zalesny joined IMR in 2019, where she offers technical and business insights, hydrocolloid training and test development, product development consultation and ingredient resourcing. Ms. Zalesny has a BSc. in Food Science from Brigham Young University and an MBA from Cal State San Marcos.