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Specializzato in Economia e Marketing, Satkar Gidda ha lavorato per 6 anni presso la divisione Vendite, Marketing  commerciale e Brand Marketing di RHM Foods e Nestle. Successivamente ha ricoperto per 30 anni l’incarico di Direttore Vendite e Marketing per SiebertHead, l’agenzia di packaging e brand design più longeva del Regno Unito. Dal marzo 2020, Satkar lavora come consulente indipendente.

After his study of repro- and printing technology, Martin Luh worked in the folding carton industry before joining Nestlé In 1996. He advanced to the role of Procurement Manager for fibre based materials and is owner of the Nestlé cartonboard sourcing strategy for all European Markets. His key objectives are the development of innovation partnerships with the paperboard industry, specification performance management, responsible fibre sourcing and education programmes for employees.

Dopo aver studiato ingegneria meccanica, Peter Klein Sprokkelhorst ha deciso di entrare nel settore della lavorazione della carta. Nel 1982 è diventato amministratore delegato di Zedek Deventer Holland (che oggi appartiene al Gruppo Smurfit Kappa) e ha trasformato l’azienda in uno dei principali fornitori di espositori e packaging in Europa. È andato in pensione nel 2008, ma grazie ai suoi 45 anni di esperienza opera ancora come consulente indipendente.

Geert Verlinden studied Graphical Industries with specialisation in Pre-press, worked as Price Analyst for a commercial printing office and then changed company to become Customer Support Manager and finally Plant Manger at a small commercial printing company. He joined Van Genechten Biermans in 1993. In 2001 he lead the Cad-cam and R&D department as R&D Manager developing and implementing new projects for European customers. He has built up an impressive knowledge of materials, production processes, orderflow and shapes. Since 2012 he is leading VGP’s 3 innovation hubs as Group Innovation Manager, working on projects in close contact with European Customers and Brand owners.