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Martin Ranninger

Co-Director

Martin is Co-Director of V-Label International and Czechia Country Director of global non-profit food awareness organization ProVeg International.

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Martin is Co-Director of V-Label International and Country Co-Director of ProVeg Czechia. Martin grew up on what is now considered a traditional Czech diet – similarly to other meat- and dairy-heavy western diets – but then turned into a veggie-lover 8 years ago. Since then, he became passionate about animal rights, contributing to decreasing the climate crisis, and changing the food system to a more sustainable and kind one.

Martin is also Country Co-Director of ProVeg Czechia. Along with 16 other ProVeggies, he works on several projects and activities, which help both businesses and individuals in Czechia to adopt a more plant-based lifestyle. At V-Label, alongside Sarah Gajdosik, he co-leads the international V-Label team that supports 30+ partner organizations across the globe.

Sarah Gajdosik

Co-Director

Sarah is Co-Director of V-Label International. Her journey towards a veggie lifestyle began at the young age of 12…

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…when she chose to stop eating animals, initially driven by being a picky eater as a child. Over time, her reasons evolved to focus on animal welfare and environmental protection. With a professional career rooted in the food industry, Sarah found her true calling with V-Label. In this role, she combines her passion with purpose, contributing to a cause she deeply believes in.

Alexandra Pleșea

Operations Manager

Alexandra is the Operations Manager at V-Label International. She has been involved in the animal rights movement and animal advocacy in Romania since she was 19 years old…

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…and has experience of 8 years in working and volunteering in NGOs and non-profit organizations.

Professionally, she has experience in project management and operations management, which she uses daily in her role, coordinating the Operations and Quality Management V-Label International’s teams.

Tim De Smet

Partner Development Manager

Tim is Partner Development Manager at V-Label International. He has been involved in veganism and animal advocacy for over two decades, in a wide variety of ways.

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As a moral philosopher, he's passionate about ethics and ways to push society to broaden the moral circle.

On a professional level he's a generalist, with experience in management and operations, community building, public speaking, and marketing.

Nikolett Konkoly

Partner Learning Specialist

Originally a designer, Nikolett’s long-standing passion for veganism and other Earth-friendly practices led her down the path to communications and project management in the field of sustainability.

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As a Partner Learning Specialist at V-Label International, Nikolett’s mission is fostering stronger relationships with V-Label’s 30+ international partner organizations – vegan and animal rights NGOs around the world, – and ensuring their continuous growth through improving internal communications, development programs, and the implementation of tools and platforms. She is also responsible for creating various visual materials that support V-Label’s communications, contributing to a kinder, more sustainable world. Besides her role, Nikolett finds joy in slow travel, creative activities, as well as cooking and eating delicious vegan food.

Laeticia Lang Valchs

Quality Manager

Laeticia is a Quality Manager at V-Label International. Passionate about sustainability-related topics and how to face the climate crisis through action.

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As a strong believer in human good will, wants to make a difference by spreading consciousness about zero waste, veganism and low impact traveling habits.

She is convinced that biotechnological products will decrease animal suffering substantially, and sometimes betrays her “zero waste” principles to try out new vegan food options.

At her work at V-Label, she aims to design robust and user friendly internal processes keeping the services as user and customer friendly as possible.

Claudia Pietrzak

Quality Manager

Claudia Pietrzak is a Quality Manager at V-Label International. Although her education began with photography and audiovisual media, her true passion has always been food.

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This passion led her to become a confectioner, gaining experience over the years in various gastronomical fields. Her curiosity about how the food industry and food influence both humans and the environment motivated her to pursue a degree in nutritional science.

At V-Label International Claudia has discovered the perfect place to merge her love for food with purpose, contributing to a more conscious and caring world.

Alejandro Gómez Hombrados

Legal Officer

Alejandro is the Legal Officer at V-Label International, where he also works with the Partner Development team.

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Passionate about animal rights and dedicated to veganism for over five years, he became a lawyer to focus on animal law and other legal fields to support animal welfare NGOs. With a background in marketing, Alejandro contributes to the growth of V-Label partner organizations, NGOs dedicated to animal advocacy.

Can Aslan

IT Officer

As a passionate animal rights activist for over 20 years, Can (Jon) has volunteered for non-profit organizations and groups in various countries, engaged in activism for the animals and the environment, and went vegan about a decade ago.

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He also has served as a search and rescue volunteer, plays various musical instruments, and is an avid techie.

While continuing the final stretch of his Ph.D. degree in bioengineering, he decided to better align his professional life with his values and joined the V-Label International team as their IT Officer, handling technical support for web and resources used by V-Label International and partners. He had lived in the UK and US for a combined 18 years, and currently resides in Bodrum, Türkiye with his wife, twin daughters, and companion animals.

Suzet Miedema

External Relations Expert

Suzet is External Relations Expert within the V-Label Int. team and is mainly responsible for collaborations outside of V-Label like the ones with suppliers or trade fairs.

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She graduated in Nutrition and Dietetics and has a passion for (healthy) vegan food and a fit lifestyle. Previously she worked in the food quality field and through her work in the Dutch V-Label team as a customer happiness manager, she is familiar with the whole certification process and everything involved in hot- and cold acquisition.

Beatriz Costa

LinkedIn Sales Specialist

Beatriz leverages her passion for animal welfare alongside her sales and social media expertise as a Sales Specialist at V-Label.

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For eight years, she has been actively involved in animal rights activism. V-Label offered her a unique opportunity to combine this dedication with her professional skills.

At V-Label, Beatriz manages the company's LinkedIn page and utilizes her sales knowledge to train and support V-Label's partners.

Renato Pichler

Founder

Felix Hnat

Founder

Sebastian Joy

Founder