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Benjamin Lightburn is president of Mazza Innovation, a world leader in environmentally friendly water-based extraction of ingredients for food and beverage, nutrition and health, beauty and personal care. Ben joined Mazza Innovation in 2014 and in 2015 was promoted to President to build and manage the company’s rapid growth with its innovative extraction platform technology. Previously, he worked for ten years with Radient Technologies, a pharmaceutical extraction technology firm, where he held a variety of increasingly senior positions. Subsequently, he spent two years working in Benin and Kenya, providing business skills education and developing mobile apps focused on increasing maternal health outcomes. Ben holds a bachelor’s degree in physics from Queen’s University and an MBA from the University of British Columbia.