Our team

Behind every DPI programme is a team that connects ideas, people and disciplines. Our colleagues, scientific advisors and supervisory board work closely together to shape the direction, quality and impact of our research. It’s this collaboration that makes DPI a trusted platform for fundamental polymer science.

Claude Bostoen

Business development & programme manager

Eric Hogenboom

Managing director

Yves Ramjoie

Business development

Peter Kuppens

Controller

Thomas Manders

ICT

Rein Borggreve

Executive advisor

Eylem van Mierlo

Finance & project administration

Denka Hristova-Bogaerds, Programme Manager at DPI

Denka Hristova-Bogaerds

Chief programme officer

Linda de Wit

Project administration

Marinka Eekman

Communication

Scientific advisors

Prof. Dr. Bernard Rieger, scientific advisor at DPI

Prof. Dr. Bernard Rieger

TU Muenchen, WACKER-Chair of macromolecular chemistry

Prof. Dr. Costantino Creton, scientific advisor DPI

Prof. Dr. Costantino Creton

ESPCI, VP research and CNRS, Research director

Supervisory board

Portrait picture of Alexis Ponnouradjou, member of DPI's supervisory board

Alexis Ponnouradjou

Hutchinson, Senior vice president research & innovation

Dr. Lada Kurelec

Sabic, General manager polymer technology and innovation

Portrait picture of John Oude Egberink, member of the DPI Supervisory Board

John Oude Egberink

Teijin Aramid, Director research & innovation

Arnoud Reininga

SKF, Director research & technology development

Dr. Krijn Dijkstra

Envalior, Vice president research & development

Dr. Rolf Van Benthem, supervisory board DPI

Dr. Rolf van Benthem

Shell, Chief scientist materials science & engineering