Sustainability, Strategy, Transforming, Renewable, Holistic and innovative Thinking, Innovation, Value Chain Thinking, Getting things done, Inspirational, Visionary, Caring, Courageous, CreatingWith a background in chemistry, sustainability marketing and general management I focused the entire professional career on sustainability topics and sustainable materials. I studied chemistry in Bielefeld, Marburg, Potsdam and St. Gallen. I hold a Master (Diplom) in Polymer Chemistry, an Executive Master in General Management (SGMI) from St. Gallen, Switzerland and a PhD in Colloid Chemistry and Polymer Physics from the Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam, Germany. During 20 years in the chemical industry I held various positions in polymer research, technical marketing, ecology and innovation management in BASF Germany and China, and as project lead for the Mass Balance approach of BASF. I was heading BASF’s global Biopolymer business being located in Shanghai, PRC. In January 2017 I joined Neste in Geneva, Switzerland, where since September 2018 he was heading the Emerging Businesses Unit as Vice President reporting to the Executive Committee of Neste building the strategy for the Neste’s entrance to chemicals and polymers. Since 2019 I was building up the Neste Germany GmbH as global headquarter for the newly installed Renewable Polymers & Chemicals business unit at Neste in Düsseldorf, Germany, where I am now acting as Vice President Brand owner management. I am heading the product group bio-based Polymers and is Vice-Chair of the Board of the European Bioplastics. I am Neste representative to the core advisory board of the Renewable carbon initiative.