Jan-Willem is an experienced leader in the petrochemical market. For the past 15 years, Jan-Willem was a trader/book leader for a renowned trading company. He worked and lived in Seoul, Houston, Singapore and Geneva. His Main focus has been on the global trade of petrochemical and gasoline products. Over the past years, he has successfully developed a position in the advanced recycling market and invested in several promising new ventures. He has delivered significant value growth by leveraging his extensive network within the global petrochemical industry. Jan-Willem holds a MSc in Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Arie has an extensive background in Investing, Operations and Corporate Finance. He started his career in investment banking advising on both Mergers & Acquisitions and capital market transactions (eg IPOs), specializing in the waste market. He subsequently joined a portfolio company owned by a large US fund ultimately leading a comprehensive restructuring as COO. The last 7 years before joining Infinity he was a Partner at GIMV a European Investment company. Arie is dedicated to use his experience to drive change in the global recycling market. Arie holds a MSc in Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam
Olav is a R&D executive with over 30 years of experience in innovations in the plastics industry. He started and served 13 years in research Management & Business development roles in several polymer businesses of Royal DSM. The last 17 years, he has worked for wine closure producer & brand owner Vinventions where he is responsible for new product innovation and new product launch. His focus and passions lie with sustainability & innovation, and he has recently successfully pioneered the use of advanced recycled materials in wine closures. As such, he experienced the necessity of the rapid scale-up of supply of advanced recycled polymers and dealt with how to embed and sell this innovation in the complex plastic value chain. In his role of technical partner, he brings value with his product launch R&D/BD experience and knowledge of the plastic value chain and players. Olav holds a MSc Chemical in Engineering and has a PhD in Organic Chemistry, both from the Technical University of Eindhoven.
Lucía is a goal-oriented and diligent investment professional with a passion for generating impact. She gained experience in Perú, working at an M&A boutique and later at an investment firm dedicated to investing in microfinance and education across the Latin American region. This experience gave her a deep understanding of the investment process (buy and sell side) from the perspective of developing countries. Her interest in learning more about sustainability and the European business approach led her to Europe. Lucía holds an MBA from the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University.
Infinity Recycling is supported by an independent Advisory Board that will provide market intelligence, strategic advice, and introduction to relevant partners. The Advisory Board consists of senior executives from key segments in plastics value chain. A strong cross-sector representation enables Infinity Recycling to react, adapt and proactively play into the demands of each sector. Enabling the companies Infinity Recycling invests in, to flourish.
Paul serves as Global Expert with the World Economic Forum. He is a leading advocate for the sustainability agenda within the chemical and plastics industries. He is a regular speaker at international conferences and writes for the FT and other leading media. Paul is a former senior exec of ICI and a Member of the Energy Institute and a Freeman of City of London.
Nelleke is VP Materials at The LEGO Group, responsible for materials in LEGO core products. She heads the team that drives technical development of sustainable materials for future products. Prior to joining LEGO, she held several leadership positions at Avantium and worked as research engineer in the R&D Center at ABB Lummus Global in Bloomfield NJ. Nelleke holds a PhD and MSc in Chemical Engineering from Delft University.
Benny is Vice President Sustainability at Chevron Phillips Chemical Company, a worldwide producer and marketer of petrochemical products equally owned by Chevron and Phillips 66. He has over 30 years experience in the petrochemical industry across Exxon, ICI and Chevron Phillips. Benny is a Board Member of Plastics Europe and a longstanding member of Cefic.
Russell is an experienced cleantech investor and serial entrepreneur with over 25 years of international experience in energy and resource efficiency sectors. He has built and run over $1 bn of funds and investments including with The Carbon Trust, Nomura, Aramco and Green Investment Bank-SDCL. He has served on the CalSTRS Green Wave Advisory Board and engaged with international climate and energy initiatives such as UNFCC-COP and UNEP.
Richard is Professor of Chemistry at Imperial College and Director Innovation at Grantham Institute. He has a strong track record of supporting students, innovators and entrepreneurs address the challenges and opportunities of climate change. He co-founded Climate-KIC, EU's main climate innovation initiative (>1,000 start-ups, attracting over €0.5 bn investment). He is a member of London Sustainable Development Commission and led the realization of Centre for Climate Change Innovation.
Angeles serves as the Lead Sustainability Advisor of Blue Sky Group. She is an experienced impact investor with + 20 years of experience in Developed and Emerging Markets. She has specialized in sustainable themes and the energy transition, as an investor and a thought leader. Prior to her role, she worked for Triodos as the Lead Fund Manager of Triodos Groenfonds, a Euronext listed green vehicle dedicated to the Energy transition, encompassing + 350 projects with a total value of €1.2bn.
She was distinguished in 2021 with the London based prize “Women Smart Energy Award Category Finance” for her active role in financing the energy transition. She is part of the Top 50 Women in Sustainable Finance in the Netherlands 2022.
Infinity Recycling creates markets for end of life waste streams by investing in advanced recycling technologies and connecting the value chain.
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