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EUBCE 2023 - BIO: Philippe MENGAL

Philippe MENGAL

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Philippe MENGAL

Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU), Executive Director, BELGIUM

Biography

Philippe Mengal is the Executive Director of the Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU; previously BBI JU) since 1st of October 2015. His mission is to further consolidate the role and responsibilities of the CBE JU. The Executive Director is the legal representative of the CBE JU. He is the chief executive responsible for the day-to-day management of the CBE JU in accordance with the decisions of the Governing Board. Mr. Mengal trained as an engineer in Chemistry and Bio-industry at the Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech University and later on in Strategic Innovation Management at INSEAD - Fontainebleau in France. He started his career in 1990 in France as R&D engineer in the field of biomass fractionation and purification. In 1995 he became Technical Director of a research centre dedicated to biomass valorisation and between 1990 and 1997 he taught in a Master programme on chemical engineering in Rennes, France. He has published a number of scientific papers and awarded 5 patented license agreements. In his 25 years of professional experience before joining BBI/CBE JU, Mr. Mengal held strategic managerial positions in France and Belgium such as CEO of three companies, Global R&D Director of a multinational and Senior Consultant in food ingredient, engineering and life science industries.

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