Henk Veldink joins Vynova as new COO

Today, Henk Veldink joined the Management Board of Vynova as Chief Operating Officer (COO). In his role, he will oversee the company’s operations, covering Vynova’s monomers and polymers plants in Belgium, Germany, France, the Netherlands and the UK. In addition, he will supervise Vynova’s Technology & Engineering processes.

Henk Veldink has twenty years of experience in various leadership positions in the chemical industry. He has served as Senior Global Manufacturing Director at Westlake Epoxy and has held several senior management roles in manufacturing and operational excellence at DSM in Europe and Asia and at GE Plastics (currently part of SABIC). Henk Veldink has a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Twente (the Netherlands) as well as an MBA from the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (the Netherlands).

“We are very pleased that Henk has joined Vynova. With his leadership skills and extensive experience in operations in the chemical industry, we believe he will bring great value to our organisation and will successfully lead our operations teams,” commented Vynova CEO Christophe André.

In addition, Luc Leunis has decided to retire from Vynova in the near future. From 1 September until his retirement, he will take on the role of Senior Advisor to the Management Board to ensure a smooth transfer of his responsibilities. Luc Leunis has been a member of the Vynova Management Board since the company’s foundation in 2015, overseeing Vynova’s Monomers Operations, as well as the company’s Technology & Engineering, Human Resources and Communications activities. 

“We want to thank Luc for his significant contribution and leadership in his role throughout the years. He has been instrumental in the successful story that Vynova has written since its inception. On behalf of the entire Management Board, I therefore want to thank Luc for his positive and lasting impact on Vynova,” said Christophe André.

Peter Prinz, previously Executive Vice President Polymers Operations, will take up other responsibilities within the Management Board. As Executive Vice President Transformation and Integration, he will continue to lead Vynova’s Quality, Safety, Health and Environment (QSHE) activities and in addition will oversee the company’s Sustainability, Business Integration, Human Resources and Communications activities.

Hans Mattheeuws, Executive Vice President Finance, and Johan Van Den Broeck, Executive Vice President Commercial, remain responsible within the Management Board for Vynova’s Finance, IT, Tax and Legal activities, and the company’s Business Management, Sales & Marketing, Supply Chain and Procurement activities, respectively.

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About Vynova
Vynova is a leading European PVC and chlor-alkali company. Our products play a key role in manufacturing numerous industrial products and consumer goods that improve our quality of life. With production sites in five countries and more than 1,275 committed employees, we generated annual sales of 1.8 billion euros in 2022.
Established in 2015, Vynova is the chlor-vinyls platform of the International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG). Our product offering comprises multiple grades of suspension PVC (S-PVC), KOH and other potassium derivatives, caustic soda (NaOH) and sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl).
For more information, visit www.vynova-group.com.

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Yannick Brusselmans
Group Communication Manager
Email: yannick.brusselmans@vynova-group.com 
Phone: +32 479 32 34 99