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Lina Pistokoulou is an experienced professional in product development and innovation management, currently serving as NPD Project Manager at St Pierre Groupe since May 2023. Previously, Lina was Innovation Manager at Meridian Foods and held various roles at pladis Global from February 2016 to June 2022, including Lead Product Development Manager and Brand Manager for the go ahead! brand, focusing on savoury biscuits. Lina's expertise encompasses leading product development projects, idea generation, concept validation through consumer research, and innovation strategy alignment with brand positioning. Early career experience includes quality assurance roles at graze.com and technical roles that involved managing new product development and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Lina holds a Master's Degree in Food Technology with a focus on Quality Assurance from the University of Reading and a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki.