Dr. Mark Murphy

A newly created role at Group level responsible for strategic marketing and best practices for IMERYS reporting to the Chief Innovation Officer. The role is one that engages with each of the 12 global businesses (€4.3B revenue) in defining transversal and transformational market business opportunities and defining a growth strategy for the corporation.

Reporting to the group President the role required leading a global team of senior New Business Development managers exploring innovation and new application areas for Imerys F&PA minerals (€1.2B), and managing the revenue & margin reporting from New Business projects. Also included was P&L accountability for global product management for Talc, Mica, Kaolin, Diatomaceous Earth, Perlite, Wollastonite and Vermiculite minerals.

Worked on several Polyethylene and Elastomer Industry consulting projects supporting IHS in Zurich and Bain & Co. Germany. Acted as Marketing Innovation consultant for InGenius Ltd, a UK based global plastics industry marketing and new business development consulting company. Supported shaping several metallocene elastomer based projects with major plastics resin suppliers and end users.

Global Applications Development Director for The Dow Chemical Company’s Basic Plastics business unit based in Horgen, Switzerland. As Global Application Director for Basic Plastics since October 2008, have responsibility for approx 120 professionals and 60 support staff on a global basis. This represents a budget of approximately $45M and supporting a business of around $8-9 BB sales.

Plastics / Material Science/ Fabrication Technology/ Polyolefins