Back Avantium to deliver several Flowrence® systems to KAUST Catalysis Center AMSTERDAM, 3 June 2020, 07:00 CET – Avantium N.V, a leading technology company in renewable chemistry, announces that Avantium Catalysis has received orders for several Flowrence® testing...
Back Avantium nominates two new members for its Supervisory Board AMSTERDAM, 20 May 2020, 07:00 CET – Avantium N.V, a leading technology company in renewable chemistry, announces the nomination of Dr. Cynthia Arnold and Dr. Trudy Schoolenberg for appointment to its...
Back Avantium shareholders adopt all resolutions at Annual General Meeting 2020 AMSTERDAM, 14 May 2020, 17:45 CET – Avantium N.V, a leading technology company in renewable chemistry, announces that at today’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM),...
Back Additional information Annual General Meeting 2020 in view of COVID-19 AMSTERDAM, 29 April 2020, 17:30 CET – Following the Temporary Act COVID-19 Justice and Safety (the “Emergency-Act”), Avantium decided to make further changes to the organisation of its Annual...
Back Avantium awarded funding to produce lignin for the development of bio-based asphalt AMSTERDAM, 23 April 2020, 07:00 CET – Avantium N.V, a leading technology company in renewable chemistry, announces that the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (Rijksdienst voor...
Back Avantium releases agenda for 2020 Annual General Meeting AMSTERDAM, 2 April 2020, 20:45 CET – Avantium published the agenda and other meeting documents for its Annual General Meeting (AGM). The AGM will be held at Avantium’s head office, Zekeringstraat 29, 1014...
Michelle Jou joined the Supervisory Board of the Company in 2020. She has over 20 years of professional experience in the chemical industry in Asia and Europe, where she has served in a variety of positions in sales, marketing and supply chain management. In 2003, Michelle Jou joined Covestro (formerly Bayer MaterialScience) in the company’s central departments in Shanghai. She later took on the role of VP of the Polycarbonates Business Unit in China and Hong Kong. In 2012 Mrs. Jou was named Senior VP of Commercial Operations in the Asia region. In 2016, she became President of Covestro’s global Polycarbonates Segment, headquartered in Shanghai.
Mrs. Michelle B.B. Jou (1969) holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in French from Fu-Jen University (Taiwan) and an MBA from the EMLYON Business School (France). She is fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese, French and English.
Mr Welten will bring 30 years in finance to Avantium and has extensive experience in the chemical and life-sciences industries. He most recently served as the CFO of Centrient Pharmaceuticals (formerly the joint-venture of DSM and Sinochem) in Singapore. Before he left Centrient, he managed the sale of the company to Bain Capital. Prior to this, Mr Welten held the position of CFO of DSM Resins and DSM Anti-Infectives. He holds a law degree from Leiden University (Netherlands) and an MBA from Boston College (USA).
Edwin Moses (chairman) joined the Supervisory Board of the Company in December 2019.
Edwin Moses is a serial entrepreneur and value creator in European life science companies. He has expertise in high value service provision to the pharmaceutical industry and in drug discovery and development. His primary focus is on high growth businesses and change management. Mr. Moses has 25 years of Board level experience in more than 10 companies, mostly as Chairman.
Edwin Moses is Chairman of the Supervisory Board and member of the Audit Committee.
