Management & Organization
Patrick LOPEZ
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Born July 22, 1961
Nationality: French
Patrick Lopez has a Chemistry degree from E.N.S. Chimie Paris and a Masters degree in Physics from the University of Wahington, USA Before joining Nexis Fibers, Patrick acquired and retructured a group of businesses in the scientific intrumentation field. Prior to whick, he had an international career in industry, latterly as President of Tyre & rubber, one of the main worldwide divisions of Rhodia with a turnover of €250m. Patrick has made turnarounds a speciality having restructured as a Managing Director several companies.
Bert WITKAMP
Chief Operations Officer (COO)
Born August 21, 1958
Nationality: Dutch
Bert Witkamp graduated with Masters degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delft and Molecular Sciences from the University of Wageningen, both in the Netherlands. In the course of 23 years he has held key positions mainly within DSM in Operations in 4 countries and in businesses varying from engineering plastics, pharmaceuticals, polyethylene and other performance products in key positions as Site Management, COO and VP Operations.
Pavel KRTEK
Chief Finance Officer (CFO)
Born May 21, 1970
Nationality: Czech, South African
Pavel Krtek is a graduate engineer from Ecole Centrale Paris with specialisation in economics of industry. Before joining Nexis Fibers AG he held different positions within Finance & Controlling at Corporate and Divisions level at UNIPETROL, a refinery, petrochemicals and retail group in Central Europe. In previous employment he was active as financial controller at LAFARGE, an international group operating in Cement business.
Jean-Pierre JARRY
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Born April 15, 1948
Nationality: French
Jean-Pierre Jarry has a degree in Engineering (ESPCI, Paris) and a PhD in Physics from the University of Paris. He has held several key management positions within the Rhône-Poulenc/Rhodia groups over the course of his career, including R&D Director for Fibers and Polymers, Business Unit manager for Industrial Yarns, and Industrial Director for Technical Fibers.