Sander Kemper

Sander Kemper, MBA, currently serves as the Global Category Management Director at Hempel A/S since August 2023. Prior experience includes roles at Fagron from January 2021 to August 2023 as the EMEA Procurement Director and Global Category Manager for Direct Materials EMEA. Sander spent nearly nine years at AkzoNobel, holding positions such as Global Procurement Manager for Color Collateral and Tinting Equipment and Procurement Manager for Distributor Chemicals EMEA. Earlier roles at Akzo Nobel Functional Chemicals B.V. included Purchasing Lead for Dynamo+ Functional Chemicals and coaching purchasers on cost-saving initiatives. Additionally, a tenure from 1999 to 2012 at Akzo Nobel Decorative Coatings B.V. involved positions such as Transition Manager for Color Technology Laboratories and International Product Manager for Sikkens. Sander holds an Executive MBA from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, a Level 6 Marketing Manager degree from SRM Amsterdam, and a Master in International Business from Maastricht University.