Yves VAN ROMPAEY
Senior Vice-President Corporate Research & Development, Umicore
Round Table « Accelerating the transition to sustainable energy through innovation »
✦ Wednesday November, 30th – 17:40
Technology, innovation, research and development are at the heart of everything we do, are core to our strategic and sustainability decisions and are a true differentiator for Umicore. We consistently invest in innovation to meet the growing demand for innovative and sustainable clean mobility materials and for state-of-the-art recycling services to close the loop of precious and other valuable metals.
Umicore is known for the breadth and depth of its internal expertise and know-how, with leading international scientific and engineering talent dedicated to developing the next generation of sustainable products and process technologies. Thanks to our team’s in-depth knowledge of metallurgy and materials science, a significant part of our technology is delivered using our own R&D findings.
Experience
Senior Vice President Corporate R&D
Jul 2019 – Present
Olen, Belgium
Director Functional Materials, Group Research and Development, 2013-2019
Olen, Belgium
Head of process technology and operations, Thin Film products, 2001-2013
Providence, RI USA
Head of R&D, Thin Film products, 2010-2011
Balzers, Liechtenstein
Team coach fine particle technology, Group Research & Development, 2008-2009
Olen, Belgium
Venture Line manager Nanomaterials, 2006-2007
Olen, Belgium
Senior R&D Project Manager, pyro-metallurgy, 2002-2005
Olen, Belgium
R&D Project Manager pyro-metallurgy, 1996-2001
Olen-Hoboken, Belgium
Degrees
Business Administration and Management graduate, KU Leuven, 2000
PhD Science, Chemistry, KU Leuven, 1995