Irina Abaza

Irina Abaza serves as Vice President & General Manager at ITW, overseeing full P&L responsibilities for the Performance Polymers division with five manufacturing facilities across the US and Europe since September 2021. Prior to this role, Irina held various positions at ITW Performance Polymers, including Sales Director EMEA and Global Sales Manager, leading multinational sales and project management efforts focused on sustainability across diverse markets. Irina's previous experience includes serving as Process Chemicals Director and Marketing Director at ITW Reagents, Commercial Director at Panreac Química, and extensive research roles in molecular biology at IRB Barcelona and CRG. Irina holds an MBA in Marketing and Strategy from Esade and a PhD in Molecular Biology from Universitat Pompeu Fabra.