Dr. Lydia Simon

Development of Sustainability strategy and direction of the Coatings, Adhesives and Specialty business of Covestro, building a global Sustainability community in the business unit, linking sustainability with business strategy, introducing sustainability metrics into the organization to support strategic decision making

Founder of CTR Global Ltd., an executive coaching and process-management consulting company. Certified Professional Coach and certified Quality Manager.

Located in Shanghai, managed the Innovation Center expansion project of Bayer Material Science, Build a team of Asian R&D Managers for product development to grow the business of Polycarbonates in Asia. Managed technology transfer between Europe, USA and Asia.

Located in Shanghai, China: Managing start up and implement a Quality Control Laboratory for a world scale production of plastics and compounding of plastic material. Managing set up of a Quality Management and Environmental Management System for the world scale production plant.

Plant Manager of Plastic Production plant, also involved in China Project for setting up production facilities in China.

Technology assessment consultant: assessing economic potential of research projects, analysis of market potential and technical potential of investment projects, restructuring operations for more profitability

Lab Manager of Biotechnology Research Group, development of immunoassays and bio chip technologies

Lab Manager for development lab of photographic dyes, development of photographic paper and films, team member for innovation projects

Post Doc: Development of antisense nucleic acids for diagnostic tests

Post Doc: Development of anti-cancer drugs, molecular imprints

Executive Coach

General Management/Strategic Management

Molecular imprinting, Macromolecular Chemistry, Biochemistry