Johan Landfors

Johan Landfors is Executive Vice President of Strategy and Technology Solutions and President, Europe at Nouryon. He is responsible for the company's strategy and asset planning and the Technology Solutions business, which is comprised of two business lines: Polymer Catalysts and Renewable Fibers. He also oversees Nouryon’s activities in Europe.

Mr. Landfors started his career in R&D and manufacturing at Eka Chemicals in Sundsvall, Sweden, before it became part of Nouryon’s predecessor. Prior to taking on the role of Managing Director of Polymer Chemistry, he was the general manager of the company’s surfactants business in EMEIA (Europe, the Middle East, India, and Africa) and in the Americas, and held senior executive positions in the Pulp and Performance Chemicals business unit.

Mr. Landfors is Chairman of the Public Affairs Advisory Forum of CEFIC, the European Chemical Industry Council, and a member of its Executive Committee. He is also a member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Engineering Sciences and a board member of the employers’ organization Innovation and Chemical Industries (IKEM) in Sweden.

Mr. Landfors holds an MSc degree in Chemical Engineering from KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden, and a Ph.D. degree in Electrochemical Engineering, partially completed at Texas A&M University.