Bart Weiland

Bart Weiland has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. Bart is currently serving as the Vice President and General Manager of Performance Materials at Synthomer, a position they have held since February 2022. Before this, they worked as the Global Business Director for SBU Paper, Carpet, Compounds & Tire Cord (PCCT) at Synthomer from May 2021 to February 2022. Prior to that, they were the Business Director for SBU Paper, Carpet, Compounds & Tire Cord (PCT) EMEA from July 2020 to May 2021.

Bart also has experience in sales and marketing, having worked as the Sales Manager for Monomers at Synthomer's Acrylic Monomers plant in Sokolov, Czech Republic, from July 2016 to October 2017. Bart was responsible for driving sales growth and identifying new business opportunities.

In addition to their roles at Synthomer, Bart has served as a Member of the Board of Directors at Eka Synthomer Oy and Synthomer SAE since 2021.

Before joining Synthomer, Bart worked at Hexion Inc. as an Account Manager for Monomers from August 2014 to July 2016. Bart also gained experience in the healthcare industry, working as a Strategic Marketing Manager at Oogziekenhuis Zonnestraal/Zonestraal Eye hospital from February 2009 to August 2014.

Prior to their healthcare role, Bart had their own marketing consulting business called Ommatidium, where they served as a Marketing Advisor and Owner from July 2008 to March 2009. Bart also worked as an Account Manager at Ophtec B.V. from February 2007 to February 2009.

Earlier in their career, Bart held communication and marketing roles at Gasterra, Noorderlinkdagen, and Gasunie.

Overall, Bart Weiland has a wealth of experience in various leadership, sales, marketing, and business development roles across different industries.

Bart Weiland holds a Bachelor's degree in Strategic Communications from Hanzehogeschool Groningen / Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen, which they obtained from 2002 to 2005. Prior to that, they attended the University of Groningen from 2000 to 2002 for Dutch law/Nederlands recht studies. Bart completed their VWO degree at Almere College from 1991 to 2001. In 2011, Bart obtained a certification as a Senior Marketing Professional from NIMA.