New Chairman at the European Technology Platform
Paul-Joël Derian, Group Vice-President for Research and Development at Rhodia, is the new Chairman of the Board of SusChem – the European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry. Mr. Derian, who succeeds the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Rodney Townsend, has been a member of the SusChem Board for several years and has chaired the Platform’s Materials Work Group. His appointment clearly marks SusChem’s increasing determination to accelerate the adoption of innovation along the chemical value chain through enhanced collaboration with partners. This collaboration will form an exciting part of SusChem’s future development. “The maturity that SusChem has achieved can enable us to lead large innovation programmes with downstream industries in the EU,” Paul-Joël Derian said about this appointment. Check out his video interview to find out more about his profile and priorities: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4EWBYkX5NU(opens in new window) SusChem Board: Paul-Joël Derian, Chairman – Rhodia Nicola Barbini – Eudermic Matthias Beller – GDCh Martina Bianchini – Dow Andreas Förster – Dechema Rüdiger Iden – BASF Gernot Klotz – Cefic Philippe Lavielle – Danisco Genencor Fernando Moreno – Solutex Peter Nagler – Evonik Wim Soetaert – University of Ghent Klaus Sommer – Bayer Technology Services Rodney Townsend – Royal Society of Chemistry Louis Vertegaal – NOW Marcel Wubbolts – DSM The Board’s biographies can be found on the SusChem website at: http://www.suschem.org/en/_related/board-members(opens in new window)
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