Our Team

Hasso von Pogrell
Hasso von PogrellManaging Director
  • Management and direction of the organisation
  • EUBP strategy and policy development
  • Membership
Roberto Ferrigno
Roberto FerrignoHead of EU Affairs
  • Strategic policy analysis
  • Representative of the EUBP members’ interest vis à vis EU institutions and relevant European industry bodies
  • Broader stakeholder engagement
  • Development of proactive strategies and messages on key public policy issues
Julie Pieters
Julie PietersEU Policy Affairs Manager
  • Strategic policy analysis
  • Representative of the EUBP members’ interest vis à vis EU institutions and relevant European industry bodies
  • Broader stakeholder engagement
  • Development of proactive strategies and messages on key public policy issues
Lorette Du Preez
Lorette Du PreezHead of Sustainability and Environmental Affairs
  • Bioplastics materials and applications
  • Sustainability of bioplastics
  • Standardisation and certification of bioplastics
Marike Fronk
Marike FronkSustainability Manager
  • Biobased and/or biodegradable materials and applications
  • Sustainability and circularity of bioplastics
  • Seedling
Denise Valdix
Denise ValdixHead of Events
  • European Bioplastics Conference, trade shows and other events
Sandrine Ishimwe
Sandrine IshimweCommunications Officer
  • Internal and external communication
Chiara Bearzotti
Chiara BearzottiEU Project Manager
  • Coordination of the EUBP research project involvements
Estela López-Hermoso
Estela López-HermosoEU Project Manager
  • Coordination of the EUBP research project involvements
Benita Zabel
Benita ZabelTeam Assistant
  • Office management
  • Business requests, general inquiries
  • Invoicing