Dr. Carlo Capra

Managing product lines PTFE compounds, micropowders, and fluorinated thermoplastics compounds

Responsible for PE sealant Films. Project Management: drive new projects to commercialization by aligning stakeholders and keeping focus; Portfolio Management: reduce complexity and improve the profitability of the product lines;

Responsible for growth and profitability of Thermo-Plastic Elastomers compounds (TPE) in EMEA - Increased GM% by 120 b.p. - Integrated new market area from acquisition - Introduced 40+ products while reducing actual SKU 7% Responsibility - Profitability Analysis and Price Setting - Product life-cycle: new product introduction, rationalization, & retirement - Portfolio Management: product positioning and marketing analysis - Training the sellers; visiting customers - Product owner

Forming and leading the super-engineering-polymer research group for the newly founded Frankfurt R+D Center of Samsung's materials subsidiary Project Management - People Management - Laboratory Management - Defining project proposals, executing of research: synthesis and characterization of polymeric materials - Equipping the laboratory area from the bare bones - Negotiating with HQ in Korea and with suppliers Projects on PPA, PES, PAES

New polymer development and process optimisation of poly aryl ether ketones (PAEK) as part of the Core Technology Team. Polymer synthesis and properties characterisation in laboratory and pilot plant scale.

Product Development, Plant Support and Customer Support for Thermoplastic Elastomer Compounds

Developing new optical-medium grades of polycarbonate. Small and medium scale laboratory polymerisation experiments, and characterisation of their physical and thermal properties.

Synthesis and characterisation of polymers