Emiel Winkels

Emiel Winkels possesses extensive experience in quality control, quality assurance, and process engineering within the materials and coatings industries. Currently serving as Manager QC/QA and process engineering at Heidelberg Materials Nederland B.V. since April 2016, Emiel oversees the QC and production laboratories for ENCI Netherlands and leads a team of specialists responsible for cement product certification. Previous roles include Groupleader QC/QA at ENCI West B.V., R&D specialist at Akzo Nobel Decorative Coatings, and Environmental Quality Engineer at Philips Lighting, where Emiel developed quality assurance systems and innovative research projects. Emiel holds a Bachelor’s degree in Organic and Analytical Chemistry from Hanze and a secondary vocational degree in Chemical Laboratory Engineering from Noorderpoortcollege Groningen.