Gail Barnes, vice president, Technology and Packaging for Dairy Management Inc.™ (DMI), is a multilingual business development and strategic marketing professional with 18 years of international dairy industry experience. With a global knowledge of the liquid dairy product and packaging industry across the value chain--from packed product innovation through processing and packaging technologies, Barnes has a vast background in brand development, consumer marketing, and consumer and retail trends. Barnes has an M.S. in biology, a Ph.D. in applied chemistry (Food Science Division) from the University of Natal and a Master of Business Leadership from the School of Business Leadership at the University of South Africa.