Ralph Owens

Ralph Owens is an accomplished sales and market development professional with extensive experience in the specialty chemicals and advanced materials industry. Currently, Ralph serves as the Sales and Market Development Manager and Global Key Account Manager at Arkema, where responsibility includes representing Arkema Coating Resins in the Powder Coating Industry and overseeing the Reafree product range in North America. Prior to Arkema, Ralph worked as a Principal Consultant at Expense Reduction Analysts, providing cost control expertise to executives. Ralph also contributed to the Powder Coating Institute's Board of Directors after chairing the Raw Material Committee and held various managerial roles at EMS Group, leading significant business strategies across the Americas and Northern Europe. Ralph's early career includes positions as Senior Chemist at Ciba and Polymer Technologist at BICC Power Cables. Educationally, Ralph holds an MBA from The Open University Business School and a BSc with Honors in Chemistry with Polymer Science and Technology from Loughborough University.