Novamont chairmanship to Gunter Pauli

The board of directors of Novamont has appointed Gunter Pauli chairman of the company by unanimous decision. An entrepreneur, economist and author, the manager is known as the theorist behind the so-called "Blue Economy", a sustainable economy patterned after the logic of nature, a perfectly integrated system without waste or dissipation of resources, in which everyone plays a part, and where the waste of some becomes the raw materials for Others.
"Pauli's is an enlightened vision harmonising perfectly with the philosophy which has always inspired Novamont. We are certain that his wisdom and far-sightedness will be a great boost to the company in its future developments and consolidate our leadership in the bioeconomy sector. We expect an important contribution from Pauli in enhancing our wealth of knowledge in support of company's growth", says Catia Bastioli, Novamont's CEO.
Born in Antwerp (Belgium) in March 1956, Pauli graduated in Economics at Loyola University in 1979 before going on to obtain an MBA from Insead in Fontainebleau, in 1982. He has established and directed a number of companies and founded the Zero Emissions Research and Initiatives (Zeri) in Japan, aimed at designing new industrial and consumption paradigms inspired by natural systems in preparation for the Kyoto Protocol (1997). In Italy he has worked with the Ifil and, in particular, with the late Umberto Agnelli.