Håkon Langen
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Advisor & Board Member : : Sustainability | Packaging | Strategy | Innovation | Circularity | DRS | Leadership at &RECONNECT
Location: Copenhagen, Capital Region Of Denmark, Denmark 9 work roles 6 schools
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Advisor & Board Member : : Sustainability | Packaging | Strategy | Innovation | Circularity | DRS | Leadership
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Håkon Langen is listed as Advisor & Board Member : : Sustainability | Packaging | Strategy | Innovation | Circularity | DRS | Leadership at &RECONNECT, based in Copenhagen, Capital Region Of Denmark, Denmark. AeroLeads shows a matched LinkedIn profile for Håkon Langen.

Håkon Langen previously worked as Advisor | Founder and Director at &Reconnect and Board Member at Returpack / Pantamera. Håkon Langen holds Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Environmental Engineering from Norwegian University Of Science And Technology (Ntnu).

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About Håkon Langen

Independent advisor with 24 years experience within sustainability, packaging, innovation, DRS, leadership and business strategy.My purpose is to make a positive change through packaging innovations, systems and solutions addressing two of our most critical issues on the planet;Climate change and Plastic waste.Selected key achievements:: : BCRS Singapore (BCRS.sg), consulting services to the beverage consortium and being the Project Manager for the BCRS project from June 2023 to July 2024, BCRS obtaining licence to operate the scheme and incorporated company July 2024, for Go Live April 2026.: : As advisor driving sustainable packaging roadmap and strategy projects for global beverage companies, 2020 - 2025.: : Project portfolio owner of sustainable packaging innovation and strategy projects from front-end innovation, stage-gate process with hundreds of successful market launches globally.: : Snap Pack multipack (NatureMultiPack) for beverage cans, idea and design owner, project manager with implementation to multi-market roll-out for Carlsberg Group.: : Green Fibre Bottle development from start-up to scale-up through partnership with PABOCO, BillerudKorsnas, Alpla, DTU and DTI.: : Environmental assessments and development of world's first Instant LCA tool in the FMCG and beverage industry.: : Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) introduction with new crate and refillable/returnable bottle for ontrade in Norway, Ringnes Retursystem.: : Bottle design and technical developments and optimization with light- and right-weighting.If you or your company want an offer how I can support you, feel free to contact me on LinkedIN, mobile +45 22131491 orhakon.langen@andRECONNECT.com

Listed skills include Packaging, Beer, Beverage Industry, Fmcg, and 18 others.

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Advisor & Board Member : : Sustainability | Packaging | Strategy | Innovation | Circularity | DRS | Leadership
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Advisor | Founder And Director

Current

Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark

:: Independent consultant delivering management consulting within sustainable packaging strategy and innovation:: Partner in Ole Lund Haugen Consultancy delivering consulting services to beverage producers, retailers and associations within deposit return system (DRS), circular economy and packaging strategy

Oct 2020 - Present

Packaging Innovation Director

Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark

Responsibilities:- Head of Global Packaging Innovation team and owner and driver of packaging innovation portfolio.Key achievements:- Snap Pack for Carlsberg launch Sept 2018 and following launch in 8 markets.- Carlsberg "Betterments" sustainable packaging innovations (like Recycled Shrink, Greener Green env. friendly inks etc.).- Green Fibre Bottle.

Feb 2016 - Oct 2020

Senior Packaging Innovation Manager

Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark

Key achievements:- Front-End innovation with internal idea screening process identifying high potental ideas, concepts and solutions.- Drive packaging projects through innovation stage-gate process - Developed in 2010 world first customized Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) instant software tool for evaluating environmental impact with company and supplier.

Jan 2008 - Feb 2016

Packaging Innovation Manager

Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark

Key achievements:- Bottle standardization with light- and right-weighting for all our global brands and many local brands.- Very successful Tuborg beer brand roll-out and growth, especially in Eastern Europe with Returnable Glass Bottles and Pull-off Cap as USP- Packaging Innovation workshops in selected markets (in Hong Kong for Asia, Russia for Eastern.

Aug 2006 - Jan 2008

Packaging Innovation Project Manager

Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark

Key achievements:- Building up the new Carlsberg Innovation Centre team/department in Copenhagen- Bottle design developments and standardization with light- and right-weighting for our global brands (Carlsberg, Tuborg,...) and many local brands (Jacobsen, Falcon, Pripps, koff, Karhu, Vole, Ramlösa,...). Hundreds of bottles developed and implemented in.

Feb 2004 - Aug 2006

Packaging Developer

Oslo, Norway

Key achievements:- Role as project leader, developed and implemented Ringnes Retursystem (Deposit return system) for on-trade bars and restaurants with brand specific glass bottles like Ringnes Swing, Farris, Imsdal, Lysholmer, Solo etc. Most sustainable and profitable packaging system there is.- Developed PET plastic bottles for Farris and Imsdal water.

Nov 2000 - Feb 2004

Researcher

Asker, Akershus, Norway

Market research of reusable beverage packaging for NPD of next generation of reverse vending machines.

Aug 2000 - Oct 2000

Project Geologist

Ardica Construcciones

Colima, Mexico

Jun 1998 - Aug 1998
6 education records

Håkon Langen education

Icf Certified Education, Leadership

Mindjuice Academy - Leader coach education

Education record

Forsvaret (Norwegian Armed Forces) Befalskole Usk

General And Science Studies, Diploma

Hamar Upper Secondary School (Hamar, Norway)

Education record

Ajer Secondary School (Hamar, Norway)
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Håkon Langen works for &RECONNECT.

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Håkon Langen is listed as Advisor & Board Member : : Sustainability | Packaging | Strategy | Innovation | Circularity | DRS | Leadership at &RECONNECT.

Where is Håkon Langen based?

Håkon Langen is based in Copenhagen, Capital Region Of Denmark, Denmark while working with &RECONNECT.

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Håkon Langen has worked for &Reconnect, Returpack / Pantamera, Carlsberg Group, Ringnes As, and Tomra Collection Solutions.

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Håkon Langen holds Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Environmental Engineering from Norwegian University Of Science And Technology (Ntnu).

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Håkon Langen is listed with skills including Packaging, Beer, Beverage Industry, Fmcg, Customer Insight, Product Innovation, Product Development, and Food Industry.

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