Pieter Saveyn

R&D Director - Principal scientist and IP champion at Procter & Gamble

Strombeek-Bever, Flemish Region, Belgium

About

Experience

  • Procter & Gamble (17 yrs 3 mos)
    • Director - Principal scientist - IP champion
      Nov 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 8 mos

      As a technical director, Principal Scientist, I'm leading teams in the upstream development and implementation of new technologies to create irresistible superior consumer products across Fabric & Home Care, more specifically Hand Dish and Unit Dose.

    • R&D manager Group Scientist
      Sep 2019 - Oct 2021 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      As a Group Scientist I expanded my responsibilities to Fabric Care where I led the design of the future of Unit Dose. This expansion grew naturally as I could leverage my experience and skills that I gained as global upstream technology leader for Hand Dish. Given the upstream character of both roles, my passion and knowledge of IP continued to be essential to maximize and sustain the competitive advantage.

    • R&D manager Senior Scientist
      Jul 2018 - Aug 2019 · 1 yr 2 mos

      As senior R&D manager with passion for IP I led the global upstream technology program for the Hand Dish category. My broadening assignment in Legal enabled be to work better with key strategic suppliers and ensure competitive advantage of newly developed products.

  • PhD student at Universiteit Gent
    Oct 2005 - Mar 2009 · 3 yrs 6 mos

    Doctoral research