07 Apr 2014 --- Jorgen Kokke has been appointed to the role of Vice President and General Manager, Asia-Pacific, at the Ingredion group of companies. Previously Vice President and General Manager, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), Kokke now has overall management responsibility for all aspects of the company’s Asia-Pacific region. His predecessor, Jeff Laurent has retired, following 33 years working for Ingredion and its legacy companies.