MOSCOW (MRC) -- Royal DSMannounced that Roeland Polet has been appointed as Business Group Director DSM Engineering Plastics, succeeding Roelof Westerbeek, as per GV.
Polet joins DSM from the Valspar Company, where he most recently was Senior Vice President Global Industrial and Corporate Development, based in Minneapolis and Shanghai. In his years at Valspar, he has led the Global Industrial Coatings division and has been a member of the company?s Operating Committee.
Polet’s experience spans across DSM business areas, including positions as General Manager in Ticona/Celanese, as well as 10 years of previous experience in DSM Engineering Plastics in the areas of R&D and Marketing.
Westerbeek joined DSM in 1989 and developed his career towards the role of President DSM Engineering Plastics Asia Pacific and as of 2008 he held the position of Business Group Director DSM Engineering Plastics.
The handover between Westerbeek and Polet took place on 3 July 2015.
As MRC reported before, Royal DSM opened its new center for research into and development of high-performance materials on the Brightlands Chemelot Campus in Sittard-Geleen, the Netherlands. The completion of DSM’s largest materials center worldwide is part of the EUR100 million investment in knowledge and innovation in the Netherlands that DSM announced in May 2012. The center employs over 400 knowledge workers and combines important technological skills and expertise unique in the Netherlands for use in applications the world over.
Royal DSM is a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials. DSM delivers innovative solutions that nourish, protect and improve performance in global markets such as food and dietary supplements, personal care, feed, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, automotive, paints, electrical and electronics, life protection, alternative energy and bio-based materials.
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