New European Leader joins from Polymers and Materials Manufcaturing Industry

Internationalpolymers distributor Nexeo Plastics, Inc. (The Woodlands (Houston), TX – United States of America) earlier this week announced Joost D’Hooghe as its new vice president of EMEA. He will be responsible for “continued development and expansion of the company’s footprint throughout the region across all existing and prospective vertical markets”. The role was previously held by Paul Tayler, Chief Executive Officer of Nexeo Plastics.

D’Hooghe joins Nexeo Plastics from DSM Engineering Materials, a global manufacturer of materials, where he last served as Vice President of Business Lines, leading  a global team in Automotive, Electrical and Industrial and Consumer Electronics Materials. He held several progressive positions at DSM, including Commercial Director of EMEA and European Sales Manager. Previous stations in his career included Promens, a tier-1 Automotive manufacturer and Steelweld BV (part of VDL Group), an equipment manufacturer.

D’Hooghe holds a Master of Science degree in aerospace engineering from the Technical University of Delft and an Executive MBA from the Rotterdam School of Management.

Source: Nexeo Plastics press release

HGE – DCG / 07.01.2021