Governance

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.

Marc Bergman started his professional career as a chemical engineer at Comprimo (now part of Worley) and Fluor Daniel in the field of Health, Safety and Enviromental in chemical design. After this, he started at Nokia Networks where he moved from technical roles to commercial roles.

He moved back to chemistry as a commercial manager in AkzoNobel for the Business Unit Polymer Chemicals in 2007 and also served as business director chemicals in the Middle East in the Middle East Business Unit and subsequentially as Global Marketing Director PVC & Polyolefins in the Polymer Chemistry Business Unit.

He started at Shin-Etsu PVC in 2017 as business manager for the European PVC business, and in 2020 assumed the role as ‘gedelegeerd bestuurder’ in addition to the business management responsibilities.

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.

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Karsten Jänicke is an experienced leader in logistics, quality management, printed paper and films and business operations. He holds a degree in Economics and Social Sciences from the Technical University of Dortmund, specialising in lean production and management. His career began at Thyssen Haniel Logistic in Barcelona, where he led the implementation of ISO 9002 standards across multiple branches.

He later held senior roles at LamiGraf, overseeing production in Germany and international sales as Managing Director of the plant in Bönen. Since 2008, he has been with RENOLIT SE, where he currently serves as an Executive Board Member, responsible for strategic business areas including Interior Surfaces, Pool, Roof & Water Care, as well as corporate design and innovation.

He is also a member of the VinylPlus Foundation Board and the VinylPlus Steering Committee.

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Myriam Tryjefaczka started her career as Quality and Environment manager in different industry sectors, packaging, electronics, and air filtration. She then started the development and the implementation of Sustainability and public affairs strategies, participating in EPBD related standards and eco-design directive development work for ventilation systems, air filtration, and indoor environment quality.

After this, Myriam joined the Tarkett Group, a worldwide leader of innovative and sustainable flooring and sports surface solutions, where she holds the position of Public affairs director for the EMEA division. At Tarkett, she coordinates the business approach towards recycling activities and new business model development in Europe.

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.

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