About me

I am an enthusiastic, all-round Senior Executive Leader, with a broad experience in Innovation Management, Innovation Strategy Development,  New Business Development, Business Management and R&D.

Dutch from origin, having worked and lived in the US and France I have a good set of language skills and understanding of cultural differences, and even working in Flemish Belgium as a Dutch person shows that cultural differences are close-by and need to be considered. This experience has shown me that  the subject of Diversity, Belonging and Inclusion is very close to my heart. People are the most valuable asset of any company and as such bringing the best out of every person and the team is one of my leading principles.

I find myself best placed in a B2B environment, experienced  in both Chemical, (> 20 years at DSM), and Materials Industries (> 10 years at Sibelco), with a broad technical background. I am experienced in managing complex project-portfolios across different functional disciplines. 

In the current industrial environment, I believe that being responsive and taking decisions on scenario thinking, driving teams to excel beyond their individual contributions are key and these are all important competencies I possess.

I am  highly driven and committed to contribute through my experience and expertise to bring new solutions on the big challenges ahead of us, as there is the need for rethinking our usage and distribution of Energy and Natural resources, the need to go for a Circular Industry and Society. All these topics forces all of us to seek for new material solutions, business models and industrial processes.

Petri Mast