James Walton

James Walton is an experienced professional in the polymer and plastics industry, currently serving as the North America Segment Head at Covestro since January 2018. Prior roles include North America Segment Manager for Medical Films at Covestro and various management positions at Bayer MaterialScience, where responsibilities encompassed product and commercial management for high-performance polymer films across multiple markets. James also led the North American Nylon and Polyester Engineering Thermoplastics business at Lanxess and held significant roles in sales and business development within Bayer's high value-added films sector. Earlier experience includes positions at Monsanto, where James managed projects related to styrenics polymers and held various engineering and strategic planning roles. James holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Northeastern University.