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We combine decades of industry experience with a practical, unbiased approach to help corporate leadership teams strengthen operations and manage risk with predictability and confidence.

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Our Purpose
We are in business to help organizations grow with the clarity and discipline required to become truly world-class, by confronting risk with honesty, clear-thinking under pressure, and making informed decisions that endure beyond the moment.
Mission
To enable founders, entrepreneurs, and corporate leadership teams to predictively uncover risk, make clear strategic decisions, and build systems that proactively prevent events that negatively impact business.
Vision
A global food industry where risk is understood, managed with prediction, and treated as a core part of how businesses operate and grow.
Values
We are practical, approachable, and focused on delivering real value through clear, effective guidance that works with intergity for businesses.
Our Team
Decades of global experience supporting farm to fork businesses with growth opportunties.
Paul Valder
Chief Executive Officer
Paul is co-founder of Culture Advisory Group and serves as CEO, leading the Leadership Team to deliver integrated, valuable solutions to its customers. With decades of experience helping consumer brands, retailers and supply chains differentiate themselves, he believes a strong culture of risk, safety, and quality management is foundational to product integrity and consumer trust.

Paul Valder
Chief Executive Officer
Peter Niemeier
Chief Finanical Officer
With over 10-years of experince, Peter acts as CFO of Culture Advisory Group, providing financial planning, accounting , future-proofing, reporting and problem- solving leadership for complex business issues.

Peter Niemeier
Chief Financial Officer
James Burgess
Senior Advisor
James is the author of the international bestselling book CHAOS and brings over 30 years of small and medium sized business planning and execution experience to our clients. As a senior advisor, he coaches leaders on mastering focus and accountability, delivering lasting solutions to business planning challenges through programs that drive radical clarity and results.

James Burgess
Senior Advisor
Frank Massong
Vice President, Government Affairs
As a past Canadian regulator, Frank is a globally recognized expert in regulations, voluntary standards, and management systems, drawing on extensive leadership experience across the federal government and private sector. He leads the Grants and Funding business pillar, advising about eligible government federal and provincial programs for capital expansion, marketing and innovation with the Company's food, beverage, and agricultural clients in Canada and beyond.

Frank Massong
Vice President, Government Affairs
Deborah Valder
Director of Finance
Deborah manages all accounting and finances for the business, building trusted relationships with co-workers, clients and suuppliers. With years of logistical, operational and project management experience as a senior leader, she has a proven track record working with mid-market businesses.

Deborah Valder
Director of Finance
Tricia Ryan
Vice President of Marketing
Tricia is a marketing leader with over 20 years of experience helping brands from startups to Fortune 500 companies drive growth through positioning, innovation, and market insight. Her expertise spans product development, packaging, branding, and go-to-market strategy across food, beverage, and emerging CPG categories.

Tricia Ryan
Vice President of Marketing
Jenna MacLeod
Director of Commercialization
As Director of Commercialization, Jenna ensures project deliverables are met on time and on budget by supporting customers, consultants, and technology partners. Drawing on years of experience in the agriculture and food value chain, she works across the buisness consulting, software, and funding pillars to help clients build capacity and realize growth.

Jenna MacLeod
Director of Commercialization
Sean Berdan
Senior Sanitation Advisor
Sean is a senior food safety and sanitation leader with 35+ years of experience across multinational and mid-sized food manufacturers, specializing in sanitation system design, environmental monitoring, and regulatory turnaround under CFIA, USDA, USFDA, and GFSI frameworks. He delivers disciplined, measurable controls that reduce regulatory exposure, lower operating costs, and strengthens audit performance across multi-site operations.

Sean Berdan
Senior Sanitation Advisor
Mahsa Ravan Bakhsh
Recall Intelligence Advisor
Mahsa helps clients in food, beverage, health products, pharmaceutical, and consumer goods turn fragmented quality programs into scalable, efficient systems. Drawing on experience leading large-scale recall operations and building enterprise technology solutions, she helps clients shift from reactive firefighting to proactive risk prevention.

Mahsa Ravan Bakhsh
Recall Intelligence Advisor
Gary Solomon
Senior Quality Advisor
Gary is an executive leader in Quality and Food Safety with a global track record for building high-performing teams, embedding risk-based food safety across corporate, manufacturing, and supply chain operations, and strengthening compliance to FDA, CFIA, USDA, ISO, FSMA, and GFSI standards. He delivers measurable improvements in consumer complaints, waste reduction, and cost savings during M&A integrations.

Gary Solomon
Senior Quality Advisor
Valentina Chiran Buda
Senior Scientific Advisor
Valentina is a proven Quality, Food Safety, and Regulatory professional with 20+ years of international experience across agri-food, nutraceuticals, and health-related sectors. She has a unique abilityy to bridge science and buisness strategy that strengthens supply chains, ensures compliance, and protects public health.

Valentina
Senior Scientific Advisor
Matt Barth
Director of Marketing
Matt combines strategic marketing, website design, and content development to help businesses communicate clearly, build trust, and turn complex ideas into compelling brand stories.

Matt Barth
Marketing Director
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