CHICAGO, IL – October 23, 2020  |  Tilia Holdings (“Tilia”), a Chicago-based private investment firm focused on business-to-business services for the food supply chain, is thrilled to announce that Jim Miller, previously President at Mérieux NutriSciences North America, has joined the team as an Operating Partner. 

With nearly 30 years of experience as a food industry executive, Jim Miller has a strong background in commercial strategy development and new product introductions. Jim was most recently President, North America for Mérieux NutriSciences, a global leader in food safety and quality solutions.   In his 6 years at Mérieux, he provided leadership and vision to 1,700 team members in 24 locations across the USA, Canada and Mexico, implementing numerous commercial, operational and employee initiatives.  Prior to joining Mérieux, Jim spent 22 years at Tate & Lyle, a leading global provider of ingredients to food and beverage industries, where he held roles across Sales, Marketing and Product Management.  Most notably, he was the Vice President of North American Sales for Specialty Food Ingredients and the Vice President of Global Product Management for Texturants. Jim’s commercial and general management experience will bring meaningful expertise that will benefit Tilia’s management partners.   

“I’m thrilled to be joining the Tilia team. Tilia’s investment philosophy is uniquely situated to deliver sustainable solutions across the global food supply chain. I’m looking forward to working with Tilia’s current and prospective portfolio companies on strategies to meet customer needs in the face of an evolving consumer market,” says Jim Miller.

Eric Larson, Co-Founder of Tilia, states “We are pleased to welcome Jim Miller to the Tilia team. He brings a vast background in the food industry as well as credible knowledge and experience, which can be put to use across our portfolio companies. Jim will be a valuable resource, and mentor and coach for our commercial and executive teams.”

ABOUT TILIA HOLDINGS

Tilia is a Chicago-based private investment firm focused exclusively on making control investments in the evolving “farm-to-fork” segment of the global food supply chain. Tilia partners with growing, middle market companies who provide business services across the food supply chain and support leading, emerging and private-label CPG brands. The firm’s sector focused strategy is a successful approach to investments that spans three decades. Tilia believes its deep understanding of operations, its subject matter expertise in the food chain, and its disciplined approach to value creation uniquely position the firm to scale business services companies in the lower middle market. Through a value creation & governance model emphasizing stewardship, Tilia builds distinctive growth companies that enhance safety, nutrition & sustainability in the food supply chain.  For more information, please visit www.tiliallc.com.