Ronald Pols

Ronald Pols is an experienced professional in the field of intellectual property, currently serving as Vice President - Global Intellectual Property at Imerys since September 2020. Prior to this role, Ronald held the position of Senior IP Counsel at Hexcel Corporation from April 2011 to September 2020 and was a Senior Law Attorney at ExxonMobil from December 2004 to April 2011. Ronald's legal career began as an Associate at Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP, where employment lasted from January 2000 to December 2004, following a role as a Patent Assistant at Lely Industries NV in 1998-1999. Ronald holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Nottingham, an LLM in Law from Leiden University, and an MSc in Physics from Delft University of Technology.