DSM Venturing and Business Development (DV&BD) has joined the Advisory Board of Oxford Performance Materials (OPM) and selected Robert Kirschbaum to an advisory position
(PRWEB) February 1 2004--DSM Venturing and Business Development (DV&BD) has joined the Advisory Board of Oxford Performance Materials (OPM) and selected Robert Kirschbaum to an advisory position.
We are quite pleased DV&BD has agreed to join the advisory board of OPM,” said Scott DeFelice, President of OPM. Commercializing ultra-high performance polymers is a highly complicated and demanding task and DSM has an excellent track record of both technical innovation and sound execution in this regard. We are confident their guidance and support will further accelerate our business development and broaden our strategic perspective.”
DSM has selected Rob Kirschbaum, Vice President Innovation, to sit on the OPM Advisory Board. Mr. Kirschbaum has a long track record in the field of high-performance materials. He nurtured the Dyneema superstrong fibre project from the early start until commercialization and was General Manager of the worldwide Polyamide 4,6 (Stanyl) business in the nineties. My interest to be on the board of OPM fits in nicely with the DSM Vision 2005 strategy in which we set out to become a producer of specialties, such as high performance materials,” said Mr Kirschbaum. In my current position as Vice President Innovation at DSM Venturing & Business Development, I am continuously on the lookout for promising innovations that have a fit with DSMs current or future activities. I feel that OPM is a good example of such an innovative activity and I look forward to contributing to the further development of OXPEKK®, a top-range engineering material in which I have a lot of faith.”
DSM Venturing & Business Development is dedicated to actively seeking Innovation. Our mission is to substantially contribute to the value creation process of DSM through long-term innovative business in the fields of Life Science Products, Food, Pharmaceuticals and Performance Materials. The company creates innovative products and services that help improve the quality of life. DSM has annual sales of approximately EUR 8 billion and employs in the region of 25,000 people around the world. DSM is headquartered in the Netherlands, with locations in Europe, Asia and the Americas.
Founded in March 2000, OPM has rapidly become an industry leader in the ultra-high performance thermoplastic polymers market. The firm's versatile OXPEKK® polymers are currently being used in space and defense, medical, semiconductor, and industrial markets worldwide. For additional information, please visit at www.oxfordpm.com or contact us directly at info@oxfordpm.com.
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