steering board
PCEP is governed by a Steering Board (senior executives from member companies), responsible for the overall policy and finance. Board members are nominated by their peers to represent their membership category and appointed by the General Assembly.
The Board appoints the Secretary General who manages the PCEP work programme.
The Steering Board members are:
Mark Vester
Ton van der Giessen
Ton van der Giessen
Global Leader, Circular Economy at SABIC
PCEP Steering Board Chairman
“In 5-10 years’ time we could very well look back at this period of time as a turning point: as a value chain we have to act and manage the end-of-life of our products in order to preserve the tremendous value of polyolefins for society. PCEP is essential to achieve this.”
Ton van der Giessen
Ton van der Giessen
Ton van der Giessen
CEO, Van Werven Plastic Recycling
PCEP Steering Board Vice Chairman
“In the past 40 years, the waste industry changed step by step from land-filling to a more circular use of raw materials. The last steps are always the most difficult ones and this requires decisiveness and cooperation. With PCEP we can promote cooperation in the chain for
CEO, Van Werven Plastic Recycling
PCEP Steering Board Vice Chairman
“In the past 40 years, the waste industry changed step by step from land-filling to a more circular use of raw materials. The last steps are always the most difficult ones and this requires decisiveness and cooperation. With PCEP we can promote cooperation in the chain for polyolefins and fulfill the circular objectives for plastic."
Harald Biederbick
Ton van der Giessen
Harald Biederbick
CEO, RKW Group
PCEP Treasurer
“Sustainability is all about assuming responsibility. By efficiently using natural resources and protecting the environment, we contribute to safeguarding our planet for generations to come. Building a circular economy for polyolefins shows that in the future, growth will be generated from intelligent value cr
CEO, RKW Group
PCEP Treasurer
“Sustainability is all about assuming responsibility. By efficiently using natural resources and protecting the environment, we contribute to safeguarding our planet for generations to come. Building a circular economy for polyolefins shows that in the future, growth will be generated from intelligent value creation – not from an overexploitation of resources. At PCEP, our goal is to actively drive this change process together with our partners and stakeholders.”
Eugenio Sergio Longo
Eugenio Sergio Longo
Eugenio Sergio Longo
Head of Sustainability and EU Strategy, Borealis Group
“Polyolefin is circular by nature and building circular models around them offers great innovative and business development opportunities in many value chains. Borealis, as a founding member, believes that PCEP is the ultimate association to develop those precompetitive conditions need
Head of Sustainability and EU Strategy, Borealis Group
“Polyolefin is circular by nature and building circular models around them offers great innovative and business development opportunities in many value chains. Borealis, as a founding member, believes that PCEP is the ultimate association to develop those precompetitive conditions needed to accelerate our transition to a Circular Economy.”
Jacques Breulet
Eugenio Sergio Longo
Eugenio Sergio Longo
Regulatory and External Affairs Manager, Ineos Services Belgium
"I dedicated 35 years of my professional life mostly to polyolefin, contributing to the development of a number of applications which bring so many benefits to our society. The polyolefin industry, however, will not survive the challenges of resource efficiency and environment
Regulatory and External Affairs Manager, Ineos Services Belgium
"I dedicated 35 years of my professional life mostly to polyolefin, contributing to the development of a number of applications which bring so many benefits to our society. The polyolefin industry, however, will not survive the challenges of resource efficiency and environmental protection more generally without a radical change. Circularity is an essential part of the answers to those challenges. It is a paradigm shift, and it clearly necessitates a complete value chain involvement. That is why I am proud to be a member of the PCEP Board, on behalf of the polyolefin producers."
Tanguy Kervyn
Eugenio Sergio Longo
Tanguy Kervyn
Deputy Director European Public Affairs – Chemicals, Total
“Moving to a circular business model in a scalable way requires the full involvement and dedication of all actors in the whole value chain. As circular solutions are not necessarily the same across the various families of polymers, it became appropriate to create a value chain asso
Deputy Director European Public Affairs – Chemicals, Total
“Moving to a circular business model in a scalable way requires the full involvement and dedication of all actors in the whole value chain. As circular solutions are not necessarily the same across the various families of polymers, it became appropriate to create a value chain association fully dedicated to polyolefins. I am delighted to serve as PCEP Board member in our quest to resolve together with public authorities the current societal challenges. Beyond the great benefits during their use phase, plastics remain too valuable to be thrown away.”
Gat Ramon
Christoph Hoffmann
Christoph Hoffmann
CEO, CABKA
"Innovation and the associated look ahead has always been my personal drive. I believe that the combination of diverse expertise, as I see it both on this Board and among the members of PCEP, is a key factor in sustainably developing our industry and making it fit for the future in the spirit of the Circular Economy.”
Christoph Hoffmann
Christoph Hoffmann
Christoph Hoffmann
Director of Corporate Strategy, Sustainability & Circular Economy, ALPLA
Chair, PCEP Communications Working Group
"With strong partners along the entire value chain, we can promote a functioning circular economy in the area of polyolefins. I always attach great importance to taking all aspects of the circular economy into account: Reduce, R
Director of Corporate Strategy, Sustainability & Circular Economy, ALPLA
Chair, PCEP Communications Working Group
"With strong partners along the entire value chain, we can promote a functioning circular economy in the area of polyolefins. I always attach great importance to taking all aspects of the circular economy into account: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. This is the only way we can achieve viable solutions and make a serious contribution to the future of our industry and to society."
Secretary general
Venetia Spencer
"Polyolefins are amazing highly versatile materials; the most widely used family of plastics, they are fully recyclable. What we need now is to make sure they are reused or recycled, and to create a market for that recycled material. PCEP’s members are committed to that goal. It is exciting to help drive the value chain forward on this journey towards circularity."