Dr. Ekaterina Ryjkina

Responsible for establishing and starting up of the Kaneka Aerospace business globally Managing set up of the prepreg production plant in US Establishing company’s footprint in Europe and Asia Introducing new company to the market and major aerospace customers Developing vision/mission/strategy and implementation road map for the business to grow to 200M$ by 2025 Evaluating acquisition targets for the further business expansion

Responsible for $50M+ business. Managed $100M enterprise during interim role, resulting in 4% increase in 9 months in declining market. Handled worldwide customer communication during strike situation, initiating critical contingency plans. Boosted sales volume by 17% (compared to 2-4% industry growth rate) and gross margins by 24% in two years (2014 -2016) in a downward market. Ballooned conversion rates for the Long Term Agreements with key customers from 20% to 80%.

Achieved top-line growth boost by 65% in 3 years. Enhanced project pipeline by 200% with 48% closure rate. Shortened 3-5 year long project cycle by 20%, improving speed of execution. Realigned sales force, gaining 20%+ in sales utilizing same resources and increasing service level by 15%. Accomplished $1.5M annual cost of goods reduction. Efficiently guided 52 employees across 5 countries.

P&L responsibility for $65M segment. Expanded top-line growth by 57% in three years. Filled Product Development Pipeline with new projects resulted in 40% increase of NPI ratio

Developed and established state-of-the art Scientific Computing expertise at the Corporate R&D organization Commercialization of R&D project, resulting in $200M savings of Product Development expenses for corporate business. Turned around contentious negotiations and won a $5M contract.

Computer Modelling of non-ionic surfactants in water solutions