Experience

Filo Chemical B.V.

• Netherlands
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General Manager

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  General Manager at Filo Chemical BV & Filo International BV General Manager at Filo Chemical BV & Filo International BV



Specialty Minerals Inc.

• United States
• Consumer Services

• International Sales Manager

  • Sep 2016 - Aug 2021

  International Sales Manager responsible for selling Precipitated Calcium Carbonates “PCC” and Talc into the Sealant, Adhesive, Polymer, Surface Coating, Food and Pharma Industries to European and Global accounts. - Responsible for Sales in Europe, Russia and Turkey- Responsible for managing a wide distributor network in Europe, Middle East, Asian, Africa, Russia and Turkey. - Developing and implementing accounts plans and strategies to grow the sales by using Six Sigma and Stage Gate methodology.- Developing new business at existing and new customers and industries.- Maintaining existing (strategic) customer relationships at multiple levels. - Manage different market dynamics- Dealing with complex customer problems/projects and finding "Win-Win" solutions.Specialties: Leadership, International Sales, Developing market strategies, Business development, Creative thinking, Finding solutions to problems, Social networking, and Chemistry/Application knowledge Show less

• Account Manager

  • May 2014 - Sep 2016

  With my broad international network, R&D background and Hands-on entrepreneurship I am an International Account Manager responsible for selling Precipitated Calcium Carbonates “PCC” and Talc into the Sealants, Adhesives, Polymers, Surface Coating, Food and Pharma Industries to European and Global accounts.



Eastman Chemical Company

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Account Manager

  • Jan 2010 - May 2014

  International Account Manager responsible for selling Resins, Polymers and Plasticizers into the Adhesive/Sealants/Flooring market to European and global accounts. With primary responsibilities to maintain existing customer relations and developing account plans, understanding and addressing the customer needs, new business development, developing and implementing strategies by means of Six Sigma and Stage Gate methodology.Next to that I was technical and commercial responsible for selling fuel components into the Gasoline, Gasoil and Fuel oil market and developing and implementing strategies to increase the added value of these streams. In this role I was responsible for gathering market knowledge, setting up commercial agreement on multi year & million dollars contract, for a 20 million dollar successful investment. Show less

• Product Application Specialist

  • Jan 2005 - Jan 2010

  Product Application Specialist for the water based and hot melt based adhesive market in the EMEA region to develop resins (dispersions) for the Tape, Label, Road Marking industries. Being responsible for adhesive customers from the technical side, including new product development projects as a project leader and giving input for strategic customer approaches. In this role I was responsible for 2 FTE’s and became a member of several EMEA & global Industry teams.

• Chemist

  • Jan 2000 - Jan 2006

  To develop resins (dispersions) by polymerization of C5-C9 monomers and esterification of Rosin Acids with Alcohols for the adhesive market and develop water based and hotmelt based adhesive systems for adhesive customer. Responsible for scale up projects and production plant trials and to give lead to 1 FTE.



Elf Atochem

• Germany

• Chemist

  • 1998 - 2000

  - Research & Development Chemist to develop new fungicides systems for crop protections and Anti-fouling applications into the European market. - Research & Development Chemist to develop new fungicides systems for crop protections and Anti-fouling applications into the European market.