Ruhr Region
I'm a seasoned leader in intelligence and its sub‑disciplines, with 15+ years of impact in the Chemicals, Polymers and Materials industry. My teams and I turn complex, incomplete data and weak signals into clarity, direction and competitive advantage. A recognized speaker and trainer at intelligence events, I’m a familiar face and voice in the global intelligence community. I build and lead intelligence teams to provide a practical, cross‑functional internal consulting capability. Beyond intelligence in all its breadth, I draw on long experience in innovation, consulting, operations and IP management, giving me an end‑to‑end understanding of the chemical value chain. Having lived and worked in Europe, Canada and China, and having led a truly global team with extensive travel, I bring strong cultural adaptability to how I run intelligence work. Without over-claiming expertise, I also use selected elements of psychology where helpful, for example in expert interviews or to understand decision dynamics. This overall mix helps me connect signals across technology, customers and markets, and work effectively across cultures, functions and management levels. My broad private interests, from economics and politics to humanities, arts and culture, add perspective and help me interpret organizations and markets in a grounded and well‑rounded way. I bring intelligence to the room — and leaders feel informed and certain. Ready to decide with confidence.
heading the intelligence at Borealis Polyolefins, part of Borouge International; striving to offer a holistic approach to understanding the present and upcoming business setting—based on facts, driven by data, looking forward—, to foster great business decisions; for essential materials, advancing the world; aspects (selection): business intelligence, competitive intelligence, consulting, cross-functional team work, intellectual property, intercultural awareness, intermediates, market development, market intelligence, monomers, new business development, olefins, operations, polyolefins, portfolio, product management, profiling, psychology, social media, strategic planning, strategy, surveillance, thermoplastics, value chain.
heading the intelligence at Borealis Polyolefins, a leading innovator, collaborator and accelerator in the plastics industry of today and tomorrow; striving to offer a holistic approach to understanding the present and upcoming business setting—based on facts, driven by data, looking forward—, to foster great business decisions; aspects (selection): business intelligence, competitive intelligence, consulting, cross-functional team work, intellectual property, intercultural awareness, intermediates, market development, market intelligence, monomers, new business development, olefins, operations, polyolefins, portfolio, product management, profiling, psychology, social media, strategic planning, strategy, surveillance, thermoplastics, value chain.
supporting the management of High Performance Polymers, a business line within the division Smart Materials of Evonik Operations GmbH, with its operative and strategic processes in its relevant existing and prospective markets by analyses, forecasts and recommendations; aspects (selection): competitive intelligence, cross-functional team work, intellectual property, intercultural team work, internal consulting, market intelligence, monomers, operations, polyamides, polymers, portfolio, profiling, social media, strategic planning, strategy, surveillance, thermoplastics, value chain.
aspects (selection): cross-functional team work, intellectual property management, intercultural team work, internal consulting, monomers, operations, particles, piloting, polyamides, polymers, portfolio, powders, process development, process optimization, publicly funded projects, renewable resources, strategic sourcing, team building.
Feodor Lynen return fellow Alexander von Humboldt foundation metal-organic chemistry, catalysis 1 peer-reviewed first-author paper