Since joining Firmenich in Jan 2006, Imad held positions of increasing responsibility in Product & Technology Management and Technical Business Development in Europe, North America and Asia.

Prior to joining Firmenich, Imad was Associate-Professor of Food Physical Chemistry at the University of Nottingham, UK where he authored more than 70 scientific publications in areas of food science and served on several international academic committees and editorial boards of scientific journals. He also held a Visiting Professorship at the Department of Food Science of the University of Copenhagen in Denmark.