At Tri-K Industries, effective March 30th, 2020, Rita Gris has taken on the role of senior associate-technical service at Tri-K Industries. Gris comes from Cosmax, an industry innovator, manufacturer and marketer of skincare and makeup products based in Ridgefield Park, NJ where she worked as a regulatory affairs specialist. Prior to that she held the position of a R&D associate scientist at PepsiCo.  

Gris earned her BS in Biology, with a minor in psychology and is currently pursuing masters in pharmaceutics with specialization in industrial pharmacy and cosmetic sciences both at Long Island University, NY.  

Tri-K Industries also hires, effective March 30th, 2020, Shirish Sawale as the role of business manager-sroteins. Sawale is a seasoned global marketing, business development and P&L management professional with a proven track record and keen business acumen and 20 years of global B2B and B2C experience in industrial, health and personal care products. Sawale holds BS, chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mumbai and an MBA degree in marketing.  

Most recently, Sawale was a global marketing director at IQVIA (previously Quintiles IMS) where he helped Bio Pharma clients commercialize their products. Prior to that, he held various sales, marketing and business leadership positions at various Unilever companies such as Unichema (now Croda) and National Starch across different geographies including Asia-Pacific, EMEA region and North America responsible for managing specialty ingredients businesses.

Sawale will be responsible for managing the Proteins Product line at Tri-K. Leveraging his rich experience and established credentials of building profitable businesses in highly competitive markets, Tri-K envisions that he will be able to bring momentum and turbo charge the protein growth story.