Phil Witcomb - product and marketing activity manager

Phil Witcomb - product and marketing activity manager started in his current position in the summer of 2009. Prior to that, he spent two years working as key account manager within the company.

Phil Witcomb

Product and marketing activity manager

“Arla Foods is a good place for personal development because there are so many aspects to the business. Everyone is pretty much aligned to the same goals, which are communicated clearly,” says Phil.

Global recession has brought hard times for many companies. Phil Witcomb, product and marketing activity manager, is impressed to see that Arla Foods Ingredients meets the challenges with typical fearless dynamism.
He points to the new application centre in Denmark as a particular example.

”If the investment is long-term and will benefit people in the company, then it goes ahead. Arla takes well-calculated risks, and creativity is never stifled.”

Phil started in his current position in the summer of 2009. Prior to that, he spent two years working as key account manager within the company.
“It’s a good place for personal development because there are so many aspects to the business. Everyone is pretty much aligned to the same goals, which are communicated clearly,” he remarks.

His interest for the food industry began with his previous employment for another Danish food company, initially in his home country: England. After four years there, he transferred to the company’s offices in Denmark until he joined Arla two years later. He and his Danish wife live in Jutland and are expecting their first child.

”The thing with food is that you are working with something people can relate to. Everyone has an opinion about it – and quite often strong opinions,” Phil chuckles.
“Working for Arla, I find it reassuring to know that the products we develop are all based on milk and kept as close to their natural state as possible.”

The decision to make Denmark his permanent home came naturally. Having attended a language school in Copenhagen in his late teens, he returned a few years later to study International Business and Marketing at Copenhagen Business School.
“I’ve always just really liked the country,” says Phil. “It’s slightly less hectic than England, and there is more emphasis on quality of life.”