Consultant in Polymers and Sustainable Packaging Technology / June, 2018 — Present

I am an independant consultant in Polymers and Flexible packaging technology. I collabortate with converters and brand owners in Europe and the USA. It is a great pleasure for me to help converters as well as brand owners: - Develop sustainable packaging solutions for especially the packaging of food - Construct the optimum sustainable packaging material for specific products. - Find the root cause of a packaging failure and handle the claim. - Optimize specific production processes and minimize waste. - Collaborate with the brand owner and packaging material supplier. Working together we can find and implement the optimum packaging solution. - Specify the right requirements for you packaging material to obtain the right shelf life and run ability on your packaging line. Please see my website: www.kirstenlykke.com or contact me directly: Phone +4520604051 e-mail: [email protected]

Technical Account Manager / November, 2015 — June, 2018

Account Manager Nordic Adhesives and Functional Materials Dow Danmark A/S PRIMARY RESULTS: Significantly growth achieved in Denmark, Sweden and Finland by increasing sales at existing customers and by getting new customers. • Implementation of breakthrough innovations at customers. • Helping customers solving difficult technical issues and finding the optimum adhesive solution. • Competitive and market analyses. Overview of properties of competitive products. • Member of the Dow committee that decides which adhesive development projects we should work at. • Defined and initiated top prioritized adhesive development project. • Implementation of new adhesives in the production. • Interpretation of results of chemical and physical analyses in a way that is useful for the customers.

Project & Development Manager / July, 2014 — November, 2015

Responsibilities: • Department Management • Developing unique packaging materials • Creating effective workflows in the company • Implementing new business plans • Optimizing the production including implementation of cost saving projects • Improving product quality

Senior Manager / April, 2013 — July, 2014

Department Manager of Polymer Technology, Decoration & Colours. PRIMARY RESULTS: • Setting up clear goals and defining responsibilities. • Starting up development projects and finalizing within agreed timeframe. • Creating a great working environment, engaging and supporting the employees. • All department KPI’s in “outstanding”. • Member of the Management group. • Optimizating printing processes and reduction of waste.

Senior specialist / November, 2012 — April, 2013

• Project Management within Polymers. Achieving the goals of the project and finalizing within the agreed timeframe.

Development Manager / January, 1995 — November, 2012

PRIMARY RESULTS: Setiting up a fantastic team including colleagues, customers and suppliers. Together we developed products which today represent the company's largest source of income. • Holder of several patents. • Building and managing a highly efficient department and making the employees grow. • Presenting evidence for major raw material complaints and often identified failures and saw correlations that others in the industry was unable to see. • Implemented several cost reduction projects internally in production. • Launched resource / material saving products for our customers. • Solved complex technical issues in the production. • Member of the Management group. • Strategic planning and decision of which development projects should be prioritized within the company.

Project Manager / January, 1992 — January, 1995

PRIMARY RESULTS: • Development of insulating panes with extended service life. • Production optimization. • This job involved working with surface chemistry and polymer chemistry.

Chemist and Development engineer / January, 1988 — January, 1992

PRIMARY RESULTS: • Development of new analytical methods. • Up to date guidance regarding food stuff legislation. • Development of new products.

Chemist and later Laboratory manager / January, 1986 — January, 1988

PRIMARY RESULTS: • Management of the laboratory. • Setting up new analytical methods. • Purchase of analytical equipment.