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Responsible for overseeing and managing the end-to-end supply chain operations of an organization. Focus on driving transformation and digitalization processes. Very important the capability to motivate my team to be part of the transformation and be a driver of a new era and way to working. The ongoing business operations need to be ensured withRead more

19+ years experience. Worked extensively with upper and middle management of major corporations in Europe, India, Middle East, South East Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Africa to plan and implement strategies for a superior competitive position. Currently working with a European multinational specialty chemicals company leading the digital transformation journey in Operations.Read more

Through various positions in process analytical engineering, plant management and process automation in polymer industry I have gained extensive experience in optimizing processes and operations as well as establishing continuous improvement and motivating teams to strive for efficiency. In addition, I enjoyed several years of international work experience in multinational & interdisciplinary teams, hierarchical levelsRead more

Peter Wilms leads Umicore Battery Material’s carbon reduction program that aims for carbon neutrality by 2035 whilst significantly expanding its global manufacturing capacity. He started his career in consulting, helping chemicals and oil and gas clients with their product stewardship and regulatory compliance challenges. The past 7 years, he has worked in industry on topicsRead more

Senior Manufacturing director Henk Veldink has had a long career in manufacturing and operational excellence in various leadership roles around the world. With companies as Royal Wessanen, GE Plastics, DSM and Hexion Specialty Chemicals he has broad experience in the chemical, food and pharma markets. Currently responsible for the 8 chemical manufacturing plants around theRead more

Educational background: Faculty of Philosophy and Science, Silesian University in Opava, Master degree in Theoretical Physics, September 2009 – August 2011 Professional background: ROC Ropice, Linde Gas, a.s., Czech Republic, Performance Manager in Remote Operation Centre, January 2020 – Now ROC Ropice, Linde Gas, a.s., Czech Republic, HyCO Performance Engineer, December 2015 – January 2020Read more

Dr. Karsten Eller studied Chemistry at the Technical University Berlin and Yale University, USA. He has worked for more than 25 years in the chemical industry, being based in Germany, USA and China. He is currently working as an independent consultant. Prior he was Chief Operating Officer for Beckers Group and has also previously workedRead more

Dr. Bruno Betoni Parodi got his Doctoral title from the Helmut Schmidt University in Hamburg – Germany in the area of Electrical Engineering. He has specializations in the areas of Robotics and Machine Learning and has worked many years in industrial research at both research laboratories as well as in production sites. Since 2018 withRead more

Dr. Max Suter is the site manager for Pulcra Chemicals GmbH in Geretsried. In this role he is constantly looking to increase competitiveness by establishing an Operational Excellence culture at the site. Prior this role he gain hands on experience in a design for six sigma investment project for Rockwood Lithium (former Chemetall) and implementedRead more

09.2021 – today Engineer Manufacturing Leadership Program at Grace Europe Holding GmbH Worms 12.2020 – 06.2021 Master thesis at BASF SE in the field of Computational Fluid & Particle Dynamics: “Numerical simulation of particle abrasion as well as dust deposition at the particle surface for a particle system on an industrial scale”. 04.2019 – 07.2021Read more