Maria Carcolé

Maria Carcolé serves as the Global Head of Brand Owner Management at Neste since August 2018, where leadership is provided to a global team focused on managing relationships with brand owners, retailers, and converters across various industries in the renewable polymers and chemicals sector. Prior to this role, Maria held the position of Business Development Manager at Neste, facilitating relationships with over 30 brand owners globally and translating market needs into new partnership opportunities. Maria's experience includes roles as EMEA Marketing Manager at DowDuPont, with a focus on strategic growth and new product launches in the performance materials sector, and as a Market Development Specialist, where innovative business models for significant opportunities were developed. Additional experience includes a position as an International Graduate Student at Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology, where research on bioadhesives was conducted, as well as analytical roles at EMATSA. Maria holds a Master's degree in Biomaterials from MIT and a Master of Science and Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering and Materials Science from IQS School of Engineering.