Peter Coolen

Peter Coolen is an experienced operations executive currently serving as the Operations Director EMEA at Solmax since January 2020, following a tenure at TenCate Geosynthetics. Prior roles include Group Director Operations and member of the Executive Leadership Team at Low & Bonar plc from 2018 to 2019, and various leadership positions at Low & Bonar including Group Director Technology and R&D (2015-2017) and Director of Operations (2013-2015). Additional experience spans roles as Commercial Director and Business Team Leader, Director Technology, and Production Manager at companies such as Bonar and Colbond, as well as positions in technology and research management at Akzo Nobel and British Gas. Peter Coolen holds a degree from the University of Twente, completed between 1983 and 1988.