Responsibility for Accsys' Product and Process Support and Innovation, and Quality, working with other departmental Leaders to meet the Company’s technological and project goals;Leading, managing and motivating a technical team of wood scientists, chemists and technicians at BSC/MSC/PhD level.Drive a strong growth strategy, focused on robust product and quality leadership, innovation, intellectual property, and continuous improvement, enabling the technical department to deliver targets for product leadership, innovation and quality, meeting the requirements and expectations of the business and customers.Building and encouraging a culture driven by entrepreneurship, innovation and creativity, supporting the business in meeting its targets;Development of technological capabilities in line with the business strategy, taking into account market conditions and capabilities within the technical and quality teams.Member of the Company's Executive Committee.

Consultancy in chemistry, packaging, innovation, program management and change management

Responsibility for Flint Group Flexible Packaging Technical Customer Service, Research & Development and Innovation, working with other departmental and segment Leaders to meet the Company’s technological and project goals;Leading, managing and motivating a technical team stretching across EMEA.Liaising with the other regions whenever needed, being an integral part at global technical initiatives.Drive a strategy, focused on robust product leadership, innovation and continuous improvement, enabling the technical department to deliver targets for cost effective product leadership, food safety, innovation and services, meeting the changing requirements and expectations of the business and customers.Building and encouraging a segment culture driven by innovation and creativity, supporting the business in meeting its challenging targets;Optimisation of the headcount footprint to the business requirements, taking into account market conditions and capabilities within the technical team.Integration of 2 business divisions from a technical peope and capability point of view.

Responsibility for Flint Group Flexible Packaging Technical Customer Service, Research & Development and Innovation, working with other departmental and segment Leaders to meet the Company’s technological and project goals; Leading, managing and motivating a technical team stretching across EMEA.Liaising with the other regions whenever needed, being an integral part at technical global initiatives.Drive a strategy, focused on robust product leadership, innovation and continuous improvement, enabling the technical department to deliver targets for cost effective product leadership, food safety, innovation and services, meeting the changing requirements and expectations of the business and customers.Building and encouraging a segment culture driven by innovation and creativity, supporting the business in meeting its challenging targets.

• Drive near and long term results in innovation in pressure sensitive materials (labels, graphics).• Member of the European Leadership Team.• Lead, motivate and develop a team of professionals with different technological competences, to provide a professional technology force that is focused on the strategy of the business.• Responsibility for the Technology part of the European Innovation Strategy.• Implementation of project and portfolio management process and tools.• Responsibility for Innovation subsidy on the R&D project portfolio of Avery Dennison MG-E..• R&D integration of acquisition partners.

Employee Management & Development.Excellence in Execution – drive near-term results and performance (management of multiple technology portfolio projects).Strategic Transformation and Long-term strategy development.Member of the European Leadership Team.

Managing a group of scientists in product and concept development in the field of coatings technology, focused at the Adhesives & Graphic Arts market.Responsible for subsidy arrangements of the whole R&D organisation of DSM NeoResins Waalwijk.Member of the Adhesives & Graphic Arts Global Business Team.Member of the Local Coordination Team Waalwijk, Representing middle management; Handling site safety, and implementing site-specific change programs

R&D and business responsibility for project realisation.Patenting strategy and writing.Team of 25 people.

R&D project realisation; polyacrylic emulsions, crosslinking in polymersPatent searching, writingLine and resource management responsibility for team members (5)Member of DSM CTO Sounding Board Group

R&D polyurethanes & Composites+ Network chemistryPatent searching and writingResource and Line management responsibility (4)