Michael Karathanasis

Michael Karathanasis is an experienced professional in the industrial and water treatment sectors, currently serving as the EMEA Industrial & Water Coagulant Product Line Business Manager at Kemira since February 2020. Prior to this role, Michael worked as a Technical Sales Representative at Kemira and held positions such as Sales Project Manager at Purac AB and Business Development Manager for Water Management at Filtralite. Michael's career includes significant experience in technical sales within the pulp and paper industry at Nalco and a senior research position at RISE Bioeconomy, focusing on pigment coatings. Michael began the career as a Research Engineer at Huber Engineered Materials and MoDo FoU. Academic qualifications include a Master's degree in Paper Science and Engineering from Åbo Akademi University and a Bachelor's degree from Karlstad University.