Speakers:
Chrissi Schoenfelder
Styrenics Circular Solutions, Chair Advocacy & Communications, Styrenics Circular Solutions
Chrissi Schoenfelder is Chair Advocacy & Communications at Styrenics Circular Solutions, since mid-2018. Previously, she served as INEOS Styrolution in 2011 as Vice President Corporate Communications, Investor Relations, Advocacy and Change Management at INEOS Styrolution and held several managerial positions at BASF SE in the Americas and Europe. Chrissi studied at the University of Bayreuth, Germany, and Universitad Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain, and holds a master’s degree in business administration.
Jens Kathmann
Styrenics Circular Solutions, Secretary General
Jens Kathmann is Secretary-General of Styrenics Circular Solutions, a role he took on in October 2018. Previously, he served as Vice President Standard Products EMEA for INEOS Styrolution with over 30 years of experience in the chemical industry, including BASF, in several managerial assignments in Asia and Europe.
Herman Van Roost
Styrenics Circular Solutions , General Manager Feedstock & Mechanical Recycling
Herman van Roost joined Styrenics Circular Solutions in 2019 as General Manager Feedstock and Mechanical Recycling. Throughout his prior 35 years in the petrochemical industry, Herman held various industrial and business management functions at ExxonMobil, Petrofina and most recently at Total, where he launched the company’s activity in the circular economy for plastics as Business Development Manager Recycling. In this position, he took up functions in the world of plastic waste and recycling as president of Plarebel and as board member of FostPlus and ValorPlast. He studied at the University of Leuven (KUL) and holds a Civil Engineering degree in Electro Mechanics and Energy Conversion.
Dr. Norbert Niessner
INEOS Styrolution/ Styrenics Circular Solutions, Global Head of R&D, INEOS Styrolution and Chair Technologies, SCS
Dr. Norbert Niessner is Director Global R&D and Intellectual Property at INEOS Styrolution since 2011. He has over 20 years of experience in the chemical industry having held several positions at BASF in R&D, marketing & sales in Europe and Asia. He is the inventor/co-inventor of a number of major styrenic polymer technologies and products, and has published more than 300 technical and scientific papers, book chapters and patents/applications.
Regino Weber
Neue Materialien Bayreuth GmbH, Research Associate Division Polymers, Neue Materialien Bayreuth GmbH
Anabela Ferreira
Intraplás, Co-owner and Executive Board Member, Intraplás
Anabela Ferreira is Co-Owner and Executive Board Member of Intraplás, a plastic converter with a solid know-how in extrusion, thermoforming and printing that offers products mainly for food packaging, based in Portugal. She holds a Global Executive MBA from IESE and a Management Degree. Anabela is also an investor in new technology start-ups.
Iain Sturges
COEXPAN, Chief Procurement Officer
Iain Sturges joined Coexpan as Chief Procurement Officer in 2016, where he quickly identified the need and opportunity for polystyrene circularity. Iain has supported and promoted numerous circularity initiatives, both internally within Coexpan and together with the global polystyrene industry. He has over 20 years experience in various functions across very diverse industries, including Advisory Services, FMCG, Oil & Energy and Packaging.
Tobias Strasser
Greiner Packaging, Managing Director
Tobias Strasser is General Manager of Greiner Packaging AG (Switzerland) since 2011. He joined the Greiner Group in 2002 and has held various management positions since then. He has more than 30 years of experience in the packaging and plastics industry.
