Ingredion Incorporated announced that Javier Echevarria has been named vice president and chief procurement officer. Echevarria will have responsibility for all aspects of the Company's global procurement organization including supply chain operations and strategic sourcing. Echevarria will report to Eric Seip, senior vice president of global operations and chief supply chain officer.

Echevarria joins the Company from VVF Americas, a manufacturing and distribution company of personal care products and oleochemicals, where he served as chief executive officer. Before that, Echevarria held senior leadership roles within Glanbia and Avient Corporation. Earlier in his career, Echevarria worked for Procter & Gamble for 16 years primarily in procurement roles in Europe, Latin America, and the U.S.Echevarria earned a master's degree in business administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and earned a bachelor's degree in managerial economics and marketing from Bentley University in Waltham, Mass.

Echevarria serves as a member of the board of directors for MedWish International.