It’s a Team Game.
Equipped with scientific know-how, committed to redefine the boundaries of plant-based dairy indulgence. Meet the Team:
Discovered plant fat’s similarity to milk fat during his doctorate at Wageningen University. He’s since honed his skills through training and incubators, fueling his innovative journey with Time Travelling Milkman.
Dimitris Karefyllakis
Co-founder & CEO
A problem solver by heart, with a background in Sustainable Food Process Engineering at Wageningen University. Continuously creating feedback loops between experimental design and the production scale trials, as well as effectively communicating the resulting product functionality to customers.
Saskia Tersteeg
Co-founder & R&D Manager
Renowned expert in lipid and protein science, known for his work on Oleosomes and organizing the field’s first international conference.
Costas Nikiforidis
Co-founder & Scientific Advisor
Product development expert, with an MSc in Food Technology from Wageningen University, specialized in Food Ingredient Functionality and Product Design.
Foivi Nikolaou
Application Specialist
Energetic and motivated manager, and entrepreneur, with proven track record in Food Technology, B2B business development, and operations management. With creativity and decisiveness he is committed to building bridges, production lines as well as developing TTM as business.
Marcel Wilmink
Operations Manager
Finance executive with a significant breadth of experience. He has built strong business acumen resulting from the demanding roles in multinational companies mainly in the Consumer Goods sector.
George Nikiforidis
Commercial Advisor
Commercial executive with exceptionally valuable experience as entrepreneur and food ingredient business. Committed to leaving the world a better place.
Ad van Vught
Commercial Advisor
