Meet your team

Vivian Glueck was born in New York but spent her early childhood in Argentina during the time her father founded both Citromax S.A.C.I. and Fritzsche SAICA. After earning a BA from Barnard College in physics and a Master’s degree from Columbia University in astrophysics, Vivian went to work for NASA. After two years at NASA, she came to work for her father at Citromax, taking over as acting head of the company in 1997. Vivian was officially named President of the family of Citromax companies in 2001. A married mother of four, Vivian devotes her spare time to charitable work and serves on the Boards of several venerable New York institutions.

Henry Rosenberg graduated with degrees in Finance and Accounting from Townson State University. Following his education, he gained valuable experience at Merryl Lynch Capital Markets in their International Division. Henry later held significant positions such as Vice President of Industrial Minerals at Traxys and served as President of DeLima Trading. Currently, Henry is the Executive VP at CITROMAX Group, where oversees all financial and legal matters.

Elaine Kellman is a flavor industry hall-of-famer who began her career as a flavor trainee. From there she moved to various other flavor houses as a chemist, before joining Citromax in 2005 to head the company’s newly formed flavor division. Elaine has a BS from Brooklyn College and a Master’s from NYU.

William (Bill) is a 3 rd generation flavor industry executive with over 40 years of experience. He is currently the Senior Vice President of Sales with responsibility for working with senior management to define and execute short- and long-term revenue growth strategies for the flavor and Citrus Specialty groups. Prior to joining Citromax, Bill has held senior management positions at several leading flavor companies both large and family owned. Bill is a graduate of Claremont McKenna College (Claremont Men’s College) and is very active in community service as the Zoning Board Chairman for the Village of Kensington New York

Brad has served in various CFO roles across multiple industries for nearly 25 years. In his current role as CFO at Citromax, Brad focuses on business support, financial analysis, systems integration, audit, and tax planning as well as treasury management. Prior to joining Citromax, Brad held CFO roles with several premium branded consumer products companies conducting business in multi-channel environments. Brad is a graduate of Franklin & Marshall College and has an MBA as well.

Bradley Grossman has over 25 years of experience in operations management in the Flavor and Fragrance industry. After graduating from Rutgers University and furthering his education with LSS Green Belt training Bradley is always looking for new opportunities to expand his knowledge. From installing automation, optimizing processes, company integrations and now exploring using AI in operations, no challenge is too great!

Michele DiStefano has over 30 years of experience in the Flavor, Fragrance, Citrus and Essential Oil industries. Michele’s vast industry experience, sourcing skills, knowledge of the industry, as well as her good working relationships with Domestic and Global Suppliers helps to keep Citromax cost competitive in an ever changing market.

Michelle Otero is a top performer with over 30 years of successful experience in the Flavor industry at various levels of management. She has a  customer focused attitude and a talent for building and maintaining customer relationships and service levels. Over the years, Michelle has developed working relationships with freight forwarders/carriers to ensure cost-effective timely delivery to customers.