PlasticsEurope, the pan-European trade association representing European plastics manufacturers, has announced the appointment of Karl Foerster as executive director.
Foerster has been the CEO of Neochimiki Group, Athens. He will take up his new position at PlasticsEurope as of 1st October 2013.
Karl Foerster brings to his new role nearly 30 years of experience in the chemical and plastics industry. Before joining Neochimiki seven years ago, Foerster served as vice president at PolymerLatex and held various executive management positions during his 20 years at Basf.
Karl Foerster added: "I am very honoured to take on the position of executive director, and to have the opportunity to work with such a talented and experienced team.  PlasticsEurope has a crucial role to play in communicating the benefits of plastics to a wide range of stakeholder audiences, and at the same time helping drive sustainable industry responses to challenging societal issues. I look forward to providing my own contributions to this effort, while building on existing initiatives such as the Zero Plastics to Landfill by 2020 campaign".