Marc Cornick

Key roles: Establishing strong relations with customers to respond to existing and future needs Identification of opportunities for new business through development of new technologies Gathering of market information Identification of new markets and development of entry strategies Working with marketing and business teams to differentiate the company's offerings from competitors Promotion of new products Training of commercial team and distributors

Key Roles: Creating and implementing business development strategies, managing the product portfolio, collecting market data and analysing market trends, initiating and prioritising product development projects based on value potential, managing progress on development projects via stage/gate procedures, leading an international team of chemists and technicians (18 persons in 3 countries), transfer of technology and knowledge to units in Asia and North America

Responsible for co-ordinating all product development and technical service activities within foam and abrasives market segments. Also involved in assisting Market Application Manager with the formulation of business development strategies for these market segments.

Responsible for managing a team of chemists and technicians working on long term research projects involving polymeric binders for various end-user industries including: automotive, engineering and construction.

Responsible for coordinating all R&D efforts for the company's UK industrial resin business. Main areas of activity were in developing resins for abrasives, foam and foundry sectors.