Steering Board

Obtaining a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Regensburg and a Master of Business Administration degree from the Universities of Augsburg & Pittsburgh (USA), Karl-Martin Schellerer began his professional career at Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG in 1997 as Sales Manager – Paste & Extender PVC. After an assignment as Technical Service Manager, he served as the Head of Vinnolit’s Paste & Extender PVC business and later in his role as the Head of Corporate Development contributed to the strategic development of the company.

After having left Vinnolit for Dr. Wieselhuber & Partner Consultants GmbH in 2012 where he led a variety of consulting engagements as the Head of the firm’s Process & Construction Industries Practice, he returned to Vinnolit in mid 2015 and assumed the role as Managing Director. Further to his position at Vinnolit he is in charge of the Asian businesses of Westlake Chemical serving as VP Vinyl Chemical Europe and Asia. 

Member of the VinylPlus Board since 2023 and Vice Chairman since May 2024, Carsten Heuer joined REHAU Industries SE & Co. KG. in 2017, where he is also a member of the Executive Board. Before joining REHAU Industries, he was Managing Director at SCHOLLGLAS Holding and Executive Senior Vice-President at Schüco International KG. 

Ettore Nanni holds a PhD in Industrial Chemistry, obtained in 1983 from the University of Bologna, Italy. He currently holds the position of Chief Executive Officer and is the main shareholder of the Reagens group, a private and independent chemical group internationally recognized for the production of stabilisers for PVC and other thermoplastics. Ettore Nanni is also Chairman of ESPA, the European Stabiliser Producers Association, affiliated to the European Chemical Industry Council (CEFIC) and was instrumental in the success of Vinyl 2010.

Dr. Hendrik Fischer is Director Advocacy and Regulatory Marketing, and manages the advocacy and association activities of the C4 chemistry as part of the Marketing & Sales Organization of Evonik Oxeno GmbH & Co KG. This includes activities for the fuel ether MTBE, plasticisers, alcohol and other chemicals of the Verbundchemie in Germany, Europe, and global. He is member of various industry association like European Plasticisers, VinylPlus, FEB, Sustainable Fuels Europe and Asian Clean Fuel Association.

He is Chair of European Plasticisers and is active in the field of Advocacy and Communication. He leads the global Africa team of the three regional fuel ether associations Sustainable Fuels, ACELA and ACFA, and since 2019 he contributes to various Working Groups of African Refinery and Distribuition Association (ARDA), European Standardization body (CEN) and German Standardisation Body (DIN).

He has a long-lasting experience with Product Stewardship topics. Before joining Evonik, Hendrik Fischer was responsible for EU Compliance Management at 3M Deutschland GmbH, taking care of Regulatory Affairs, Life Cycle Management and Sustainability. He holds a diploma and PhD in inorganic chemistry from the University of Cologne, as well as certificate as Environmental Manager and Quality Auditor. 

Jan Hesterkamp began his career at Vestolit in 2008 as a trainee and became a permanent employee in 2011. Over the years, he has gained extensive experience in Customer Service, Sales, Operations Planning, and Business Development. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Business Administration (2014) and a Master’s degree in the same field (2022). Jan is an expert in PVC based on non-fossil feedstocks and mass balance. Currently, he leads the global business development organisation for Orbia/Vestolit’s specialty resins business unit.

Andy Jones joined Baerlocher’s UK subsidiary in 1991 and spent his early career in technical service, sales management and multinational key account management roles, primarily servicing customers in North West Europe. In 2006, he was appointed Managing Director of Baerlocher UK Limited and continues in this position today. Andy joined the management team in Baerlocher GmbH in Munich in 2009 and in his role as Head of PVC Additives EU/MEA, he has been responsible for steering Baerlocher’s business development from all of its European sites through significant technological change and regional expansion. In 2013, Andy joined the Global Management Committee of the Baerlocher Group as Global Head of the Strategic Business Unit PVC Additives and represents the company on a number of subsidiary boards.

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Graduated in 2000 in the Solvay Business School, specialization Finances, Université Libre de Bruxelles. He holds a Master in law at the Université Catholique de Louvain. Geoffroy is Managing Director of the Vinyl Foundation and is a permanent guest of the VinylPlus Steering Board.