GenPhoenix
Karl Hartung has extensive experience in business development, technical support, and project management, primarily with GenPhoenix since November 2005. As Director of Business Development, Hartung focuses on cultivating relationships and providing support across the supply chain, while previously serving as a Business Development Manager and Technical Service Manager. Hartung has successfully implemented new product development processes for aviation, rail, and automotive sectors as a Project Manager and played a key role in transitioning the company from research to manufacturing as Coating Development Manager. Prior to GenPhoenix, Hartung worked as a Research Scientist at BLC Leather Technology Centre Ltd, managing multiple high-value research contracts. Karl Hartung earned a BSc in Environmental Science from Coventry University and completed a program in water analysis and pollution control at the Institute of Technology, Sligo.
GenPhoenix
Developing a new generation of materials for the next era of sustainability. Our patented technology platform is making material circularity possible at an epic scale. Formerly known as ELeather, GenPhoenix is inspired by the cyclical regeneration of the phoenix, as we give new life to leather waste by transforming it into a sustainable, recycled material. Gen Phoenix will continue our mission to usher in a new generation of materials for the next era of sustainability. Our new name also underscores our commitment to introduce environmentally-friendly, circular materials with unprecedented performance and scale to new customers in consumer luxury goods, footwear and automotive. We are proud of the reputation we have built as the leader in sustainable recycled leather for aviation, railway and bus customers and therefore ELeather will remain our product brand, serving the mass-transportation market.