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Arxada is a global science-based specialty chemicals business, headquartered in Switzerland.
Arxada offers a comprehensive portfolio of antimicrobial products and functional ingredients for the Professional Hygiene, Personal Care and Home Care markets.
Arxada’s Hygiene portfolio includes biocidal actives and its NUGEN® disinfectant solutions aimed at protecting the health of people and maintaining hygienic standards in professional environments such as hospitals, schools, food processing plants, homes and more. For European customers, the company offers a range of biodegradable and synthetic disinfectant wipes, dilutable concentrates and ready to use disinfectant formulations, as well as hand hygiene solutions.
Arxada offers a wide-ranging product portfolio for formulators across Personal Care and Home Care markets. These products include next-generation, broad-spectrum preservation systems and multifunctional Personal Care ingredients. Based on well-established, trusted chemistries with a focus on softer, natural ingredients, Arxada’s Personal Care products feature INCI-friendly composition and global acceptance.
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Senior Product Manager in Marketing Department in Ecowipes. MBA in Managerial Communication at Cracow University of Economics and MSC Master of Science in Communication, at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Previously working for DS Smith Packaging Poland sales dept. responsible for corporate customers (i.a. Mars, Mattel, Intersnack)
Joined Ecowipes company in 2023. Taking care of NPI and NPD of International Private Brands within Jeronimo Martins Group.
Motivated and excited to bring talent and expertise for insights leading to decision-making processes.
Using analytical skills and industry knowledge to develop strategies for the success of both Ecowipes and their clients.
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Heidi Beatty has a successful track record as an Innovator and project manager. Over her 20+ year career, Heidi has launched products for some of the world’s leading brands as well as for some of the most entrepreneurial start-ups. As CEO of Crown Abbey, Heidi and her team helps a global client base across consumer, health care and nutritional categories to identify and commercialize new technologies.
After gaining a bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University of York, UK, Heidi worked with Johnson & Johnson for over 10 years across Europe and the US. From there, she has worked at both mid-size companies as well as start-ups, before founding Crown Abbey, in 2015.
Heidi speaks & moderates at many conferences on a variety of topics, including women’s health products, innovation and project management tools.
Phillip Mango has spent almost forty years in nonwovens, starting in 1981 with Air Products and Chemicals, where he was the Manager of the Nonwovens Group. Air Products was the major supplier of latex binders to major nonwovens used in wipes, notably airlaid and DRC (double recrepe). In 1991, he left Air Products to join Walkisoft USA as Director of Technology. Walkisoft was the largest global producer of airlaid at that time. Sensing a need for a more innovative, specialty oriented airlaid producer, Mr. Mango started his own airlaid business and designed and built a specialty airlaid line in 1997. This company, Airformed Composites, was one of the early developers of commercial multibonded airlaid for baby wipes, as well as other unique products and process advances. In 2000, Concert Industries acquired Airformed Composites and Mr. Mango. With Concert, Mr. Mango was the Director of Product Development. In 2002, Mr. Mango left Concert to start his own consulting business, Phillip Mango Consulting, LLC. Over the last 18 years, Mr. Mango has consulted extensively in the wipes market, technology, nonwovens and raw materials. He has authored numerous studies on flushable wipes, the global wipes market and technology, and other nonwovens related subjects.
Sylwia Kosewska specializes in creation and improvement of products, including those based on natural and recycled nonwovens and actively developing the detergent and aerosol category. For over eight years, she has been managing projects related to biodegradable nonwovens at Jeronimo Martins in Poland, gaining valuable experience in quality and product innovation. Sylwia has a Degree in Master of Science in Engineering. She is a graduate of the Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn.
Holds Ph.D in a multidisciplinary field chemistry-applied physics from
the Hebrew university and MS.c degree in materials and surface chemistry from the Weizmann
institute of science. She has more than 18 years of experience in R&D in the industry. For the last 8
years as the Corporate RID (Research, Innovation & Development) leader of Albaad.
Nick Santoleri is Chief Operating Officer of Rockline Industries, a global private branded supplier of personal care and household wet wipe products. He has been with Rockline since 2000, and became COO in 2020. Prior to that, he spent 20 years with Kimberly-Clark Corporation, in various engineering, product and manufacturing roles, spanning product lines from Consumer Tissue and Towels to Baby Wipes.
Originally from Pennsylvania, he moved to the Bentonville, Arkansas area from Wisconsin in 1999. His educational background includes an Electrical Engineering Degree from Drexel University, a Certificate of Management from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, and Supply Chain Management study at Cranfield University in the UK, Northwestern’s Kellogg school of business in Chicago and Harvard Business School, in Cambridge, Mass.
Nick has served on the International Non-Wovens and Disposables Associations (INDA) Executive Board for the past 10 years. Is a member of Elevate's CEO Forum in Fayetteville, AR, and Chief Executive Corp - Chief Executive Network.
Alison Roberts FCIM is the communications and corporate social responsibility manager at Nice-Pak International.
With over 25 years’ experience in marketing communications and 8 years at Nice-Pak, her expertise lies in crafting impactful communication strategies that bridge customer need with brand messaging to maximise engagement.
Alison’s passion for sustainability and innovation has fuelled dedication to driving sustainable change in the wet wipes industry and helps to shape industry narrative through her position on numerous communication committees.
She has a BA in Business Management and is Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. With experience across the hygiene and packaging industries, Alison had her own marketing consultancy before joining Nice-Pak.
Elisabeth holds a degree in Textile Engineering & Management and has over 15 years of experience in the nonwovens industry. Throughout her career, Elisabeth has held various positions in Product Management, Business Development and Business Intelligence. With a strong ability to bridge commercial and technical teams, Elisabeth excels in business development and strategic market positioning. She has deep expertise in the nonwovens industry, including regulatory compliance, environmental and health-related certifications and a thorough knowledge and understanding of the hygiene and wipes consumer packed goods market.
Bernhard Awolin holds a diploma in physics from the University in Kiel with specialization in medical physics and physiology. He started his career at Johnson & Johnson in Germany as a product development manager for feminine hygiene and developed the next generation of Carefree panty liners and Stayfree ultra thin napkins that are still in the market place today. After more than 10 years for JnJ he worked 3 years in a medical technology start-up for the market introduction of magnetocardiography. Back into the feminine hygiene and baby diaper business for product development and key account management at Hyga and Intigena, Bernhard developed the first mass market panty liner with an organic cotton top sheet, Jessa nature, for dm drogeriemarkt in 2008. From 2011 to 2021, Bernhard served as product development and sales director and 7 years as CEO for imeco GmbH & Co KG, a specialist in OEM and private label manufacturer for the medical and automotive industry. During this time he developed with his team the Ready to Fill and Ready to use disinfection wipe bag and bucket system that gave a strong growth development in the European market for heavy duty disinfection wipes. Since 2021Bernhard Awolin runs his own Consulting firm, teaches at EDANA Absorbent Hygiene Products as a tutor and amongst others, he is consulting Lenzing AG in the business development of the recently launched Lenzing(tm) Nonwoven Technology.
Geoffrey Gendebien holds a Masters Degree in Engineering from the University of Liege, Belgium and a Management Certificate from the University of Toronto, Ontario
He has over 20 years’ experience in operations, sales and strategic marketing in the Composites, Polymers and, Packaging industries. He has worked and lived in Europe and North America and, has held global responsibilities.
Over the last 5 years, he has been managing product lines and Market Segments in Composites and Flexible Packaging. He is currently managing the Home and Personal Care Market for Amcor in EMEA. He is driving innovation projects and aligning internal resources to deliver appealing value propositions and, successful innovative solutions to his markets.
Phillip Mango has spent almost forty years in nonwovens, starting in 1981 with Air Products and Chemicals, where he was the Manager of the Nonwovens Group. Air Products was the major supplier of latex binders to major nonwovens used in wipes, notably airlaid and DRC (double recrepe). In 1991, he left Air Products to join Walkisoft USA as Director of Technology. Walkisoft was the largest global producer of airlaid at that time. Sensing a need for a more innovative, specialty oriented airlaid producer, Mr. Mango started his own airlaid business and designed and built a specialty airlaid line in 1997. This company, Airformed Composites, was one of the early developers of commercial multibonded airlaid for baby wipes, as well as other unique products and process advances. In 2000, Concert Industries acquired Airformed Composites and Mr. Mango. With Concert, Mr. Mango was the Director of Product Development. In 2002, Mr. Mango left Concert to start his own consulting business, Phillip Mango Consulting, LLC. Over the last 18 years, Mr. Mango has consulted extensively in the wipes market, technology, nonwovens and raw materials. He has authored numerous studies on flushable wipes, the global wipes market and technology, and other nonwovens related subjects.
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