DSM Engineering Plastics announces leadership change

Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, today announced Roeland Polet has been named Business Group Director DSM Engineering Plastics, succeeding Roelof Westerbeek.

Roeland Polet joins DSM from the Valspar Company, where he most recently was Senior Vice President Global Industrial and Corporate Development, based in Minneapolis (United States) and Shanghai (China). Roeland is a dual citizen of the United States and the Netherlands who has lived and worked extensively internationally. In his years at Valspar, he has led the Global Industrial Coatings division and has been a member of the company´s Operating Committee.

Roeland’s experience spans across DSM business areas, including positions as General Manager in Ticona/Celanese, as well as 10 years of previous experience in DSM Engineering Plastics in the areas of R&D and Marketing.

Roelof Westerbeek, a Dutch national, joined DSM in 1989, becoming Business Unit Director Engineering Plastics Asia Pacific in 2002 before being promoted to Business Group Director DSM Engineering Plastics in 2008. Roelof’s passion, energy and vision have been one of the fundaments of DSM Engineering Plastics’ success as a leader in high-performance engineering thermoplastic solutions.

The handover between Westerbeek and Polet will commence on 3 July 2015. After the handover is complete during Q3 2015, Westerbeek will be engaged in various projects in DSM until 1 July 2016 when he will leave DSM. He remains based in Singapore.

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