Introduction to Lauren Kjeldsen

Is Lauren exactly the right contact person for you? In our short questionnaire, she briefly introduces herself:

MY CAREER PATH IN A NUTSHELL:

Educated as Chemical Engineer and MBA in Marketing/Finance

Working in the Chemical Industry since the mid-90s in various functions: Applications Engineer, Marketing & Sales, and General Management

Lived and worked in North America, Asia, and Europe in the fields of Microelectronics, Personal Care and Material Science

I’M PUZZLING OVER THE FOLLOWING CHALLENGE AT THE MOMENT:

About energy generation and use. To make the economy circular we will need energy. In addition, the forever balancing of climate, biodiversity and social aspects. Each lever pulls on others and getting the best solution for an application (e.g. biodegradable, recyclable, system change all together) all need a serious amount of collaboration and data to make the best next decision.

IF I WERE A PLASTIC PRODUCT, I WOULD PROPABLY BE A:

I would be a favorite pair of sunglasses, because that means I would be outside in beautiful weather!

THAT’S WHY I’M A GOOD CONTACT PERSON FOR YOU:

As sponsor of the Center for Circular Plastic Solutions @ Evonik, I act as a high level change leader to help communicate, obtain buy in and collaboration. I feel myself accountable for the program’s success. I dedicate time to support cross functional exchange on projects, work to make myself externally and internally visible to connect resources to promising topics, and ensure we achieve our objective.

MY FAVORITE PLASTIC OBJECT IS:

My luggage as I love to travel to see colleagues and partners to meet new people and see the culture in person.