Chris' career has included business development and technology management for The Dow Chemical Company, chemical project financing as Senior Consultant with the Saudi Industrial Development Fund and interim management for new chemical process technology start-ups.
He has managed start-up projects in a wide range of organisations, from major multinationals to small: 4 man start-up enterprises.
In 2002, Chris founded Comstratos Sarl (www.comstratos.com), a company specialising in early stage new business growth and the optimization of existing commercial and manufacturing operations. He has a great deal of practical experience in the commercial evaluation of R&D projects, resource identification and definition, integration of R&D results into existing structures, the development and implementation of business process methodologies and tools, and the recognition of cross fertilisation opportunities.
Key Skills
Functional Expertise |
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Key Sectors |
Management of early stage innovations (Proof of Concept) & start-ups
Project evaluation and impact assessment
Opportunity analysis on new products/markets
R&D idea management and project evaluation
Project financing and commercial modelling / forecasting
Technology transfer
Business process engineering optimisation |
Chemical & Process industries
Chemical & plastics applications
Environmental
Automotive
Packaging
Building & construction
Personal care
Coatings & Adhesives
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Chris has a BSc in Chemical Engineering from Salford University, UK; an MBA from the University of Cape Town, South Africa and the Advanced Management Course in 'Planned Innovation' from Michigan State University, USA.
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