Julie Cortal Appointed Chief Commercial Officer at NoPalm Ingredients

At NoPalm Ingredients, we’re excited to share that Julie Cortal has been promoted to Chief Commercial Officer, effective August 21, 2025. 

Julie joined the company in October 2022 as Head of Business Development, and in less than three years has helped transform the commercial landscape. With her team, she has built partnerships with global leaders in food and beauty, including companies like Colgate-Palmolive, Zeelandia, and Unilever, designed and executed the go-to-market strategy, and led industrial pilots with major industry players to prove both the performance of the ingredients and the strength of the business model. 

Under her leadership, NoPalm Ingredients secured several strategic contracted partnership revenues at a very early stage and built a robust pipeline of qualified opportunities across the food and beauty industries. Her team also negotiated strategic partnerships with leading food manufacturers to secure sidestream supply for NoPalm Ingredients’ future production facilities. 

What makes Julie unique is her ability to see the industry from both sides, bridging science and business. With roots in food science and innovation, she spent years at Mars in R&D and product innovation, where she led projects to replace strategic ingredients across European markets. This gave her first-hand experience with the technical and commercial complexities our customers face when reformulating. She later moved into leadership roles in route-to-market, commercial strategy, and brand scaling, experience that allows her to combine deep technical fluency with strategic execution and a results-driven mindset.  

“This is an incredible moment to step into the role of Chief Commercial Officer,” said Julie Cortal, Chief Commercial Officer at NoPalm Ingredients. “We’re not just scaling a company, we’re building an entirely new industry, and I’m excited to prove that what once seemed impossible is possible. Over the past three years, we’ve shown that our technology works and that customers recognize real value in our solutions. Now it’s all about execution: bringing our go-to-market strategy to life, securing feedstock partnerships to scale rapidly and reliably, and working with forward-thinking customers to turn our pipeline into lasting revenues. Together, we can prove that breakthrough innovation and commercial success go hand in hand, positioning NoPalm Ingredients as a category leader.”  

Now, as Chief Commercial Officer, Julie will lead the global go-to-market strategy, drive customer and supplier success, and strengthen NoPalm Ingredients’ position as the leading alternative to palm and other tropical oils. Her appointment comes at a pivotal moment: demand for sustainable fats and oils is surging, conventional commodities like palm oil and cocoa butter are facing unprecedented supply challenges, and regulatory urgency is accelerating the shift toward alternatives. 

Julie has been with us from the early days. From the start, she’s shown relentless energy and commitment to drive our commercial agenda,” said Lars Langhout, Chief Executive Officer at NoPalm Ingredients. “She combines strategic insight with hands-on execution, never losing sight of the bigger picture while pushing hard to make things happen. Whether it's forging meaningful partnerships, entering new markets, or navigating the many twists of scaling a startup — Julie leads with clarity, creativity, and grit. Her promotion to Chief Commercial Officer is a natural next step, and I’m incredibly proud to see her take on this role. 

Julie’s appointment underscores NoPalm Ingredients’ commitment to credible scale-up, with the right leadership in place to meet both the urgency of today’s market and the expectations of our customers and investors. 

Julie Cortal, Chief Commercial Officer at NoPalm Ingredients