Borealis has appointed Erik van Praet as VP Innovation & Technology, succeeding Maurits van Tol, who decided to pursue his career outside the company in October, 2019.
Van Praet started his career with Borealis in 1995 as development engineer in Zwijndrecht, Belgium, followed by various research manager positions in Porvoo, Finland; Stenungsund, Sweden; and the positions of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) manager and technology commercialisation manager in Mechelen, Belgium.
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Prior to joining Borealis, he worked at Desotec, a company specialised in air and water purification.
Most recently, Van Praet held the position of director Strategy and Portfolio for more than a decade, first in Linz, Austria and then in Beringen, Belgium.
He is a board member of the Dutch Polymer Institute and Borealis Technology.
