Tessenderlo Group NV
Stefan Smeets has a strong background in the chemical industry, particularly in the development and innovation of coating resin technologies. Stefan started their career in 2000 at UCB Chemicals as a Chemical Engineer, where they obtained a Ph.D. Stefan then moved on to Cytec in 2006, where they held various roles including Technical Manager, Global Market Manager, and Global New Business Development Manager. In 2012, Cytec's Coating Resins business was acquired by Advent International and became Allnex, where Stefan continued their career. At Allnex, they served as the Global Product Line & Marketing Manager for Powder Coating Resins before transitioning to the role of Global Development Director and later Global R&D Director for Radcure, one of Allnex's industrial coating resin technologies. Stefan was responsible for leading research and development teams, setting and delivering innovation targets, and driving technical knowledge exchange and people development. Recently, they have joined Tessenderlo Group as the Senior Vice President of Innovation. Overall, Stefan Smeets has extensive experience in driving innovation and fulfilling customer and market needs in the chemical and coating resin industry.
Stefan Smeets completed a part-time international MBA at Vlerick Business School from 2006 to 2008. Prior to that, they received a PhD in Chemistry from KU Leuven, where they studied from 1992 to 2000.
Tessenderlo Group NV
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Tessenderlo Group NV, formerly Tessenderlo Chemie NV, (also known as Tessenderlo Group), is a Belgium-based chemicals, plastics and gelatins manufacturer and distributor. Its activities are divided into following sectors: Inorganics segment features the supply of products primarily to agricultural end markets; Plastic Pipe Systems and Profiles develops, produces and distributes pipes and fittings for water management supply, drainage, infiltration and attenuation, among others; Gelatin & Akiolis produces gelatins, collects used vegetable cooking oils from restaurants or distributors, products based on grain crops from the food industry, which are used in the production of animal feed; Tessenderlo Kerley is a specialty fertilizer company that has over time evolved to provide a wide array of solutions for agriculture, refineries, mining, and water treatment.; and Other Businesses.