Described as,
"A great opportunity to showcase new products and to speak to high calibre experts from the Wipes industry" by Arxada Services and "a truly another amazing GoWipes conference!" by Paper Converting Machine Company.
This event is a must-attend for all those working in the industry.
Martin Henderson is UK Technical Director at Rockline Industries Ltd. Martin has a BSc in Chemistry from the University of Leicester and joined Rockline in 2015, progressing through a number of technical roles before taking on his current role leading the UK Technical Team in supporting Rockline's UK & European customers
After completing his Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Matthias gained two years of industry experience in the product management department of an international company. Subsequently, he decided to focus on the topic of sustainability, completed a Master’s degree and a PhD in “Life Cycle and Sustainability”. Within the empirical part of his PhD project, he built up extensive experience in the application of LCA in industry, more specifically in the aluminum industry. At nova, Matthias has successfully completed many LCA projects, which since have been peer reviewed, and led strategy workshops for companies.
Valeria Branca, a graduate with honors from the University of Luiss Guido Carli with a II Master's degree in International Public Affairs, embarked on her professional journey after gaining diverse experiences in Spain, Cyprus, and Strasbourg, where she contributed to initiatives at the Council of Europe. In 2021, she transitioned to the Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance (EXPRA) in Brussels, Belgium, assuming the role of Project Manager.
Throughout her tenure at EXPRA, Valeria has honed her skills in crafting comprehensive position papers and impactful statements on the circular economy. Her responsibilities extend to spearheading stakeholder engagement efforts, fostering collaboration with diverse entities such as businesses, governmental bodies, and regional and global platforms.
Valeria's role also entails maintaining an extensive database of best practices in Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) shared by EXPRA's 34 member organizations worldwide, representing packaging and packaging waste recovery systems from 30 countries. She collaborates closely with esteemed partners such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the European Commission (EC) to devise coherent and high-quality strategies encompassing environmentally beneficial policies and programs
Markku Koivisto, M.Sc. (Technology), serves as the Executive Vice President of EMEA and Chief Technology Officer at Suominen Corporation. Markku has deep expertise in sustainable innovation, such as plastic-free solutions and the use of alternative fiber sources in nonwovens. Before joining Suominen, Markku was the Head of Global Business Development at UPM Raflatac, and prior to that, the Vice President of Biocomposites Business Unit at UPM-Kymmene.
Anna-Sophie Fischer holds a bachelor degree in Environmental System Science from University of Graz and a master degree in Biotechnology from Wels University of Applied Science. She started her career in research on biofuels out of algae and then moved to EVER Pharma as a Product Specialist in R&D for 8 years. Since 2021 she works as Project Manager for LENZING™ Nonwoven Technology at Lenzing AG.
Dr. Haynes currently serves as the Technical Director for Global Nonwoven at Kimberly-Clark Corporation. He has held a variety of positions during his 30-year career including R&D, management, and operations. His specialty is in Front End Innovation with a focus on fiber forming technologies (Spunbond and Meltblown). He has 44 US patents and 20 trade secrets at Kimberly-Clark. He earned a B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He is the recipient of the Society of Women Engineers Rodney D. Chipp award and also the INDA Lifetime Technical Achievement Award.
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Arxada is a global science-based specialty chemicals business, headquartered in Switzerland.
Arxada offers a comprehensive portfolio of antimicrobial products and functional ingredients for the Professional Hygiene, Personal Care and Home Care markets.
Arxada’s Hygiene portfolio includes biocidal actives and its NUGEN® disinfectant solutions aimed at protecting the health of people and maintaining hygienic standards in professional environments such as hospitals, schools, food processing plants, homes and more. For European customers, the company offers a range of biodegradable and synthetic disinfectant wipes, dilutable concentrates and ready to use disinfectant formulations, as well as hand hygiene solutions.
Arxada offers a wide-ranging product portfolio for formulators across Personal Care and Home Care markets. These products include next-generation, broad-spectrum preservation systems and multifunctional Personal Care ingredients. Based on well-established, trusted chemistries with a focus on softer, natural ingredients, Arxada’s Personal Care products feature INCI-friendly composition and global acceptance.
Bernhard Awolin holds a diploma in physics from the University in Kiel with specialization in medical physics and physiology. He started his career at Johnson & Johnson in Germany as a product development manager for feminine hygiene and developed the next generation of Carefree panty liners and Stayfree ultra thin napkins that are still in the market place today. After more than 10 years for JnJ he worked 3 years in a medical technology start-up for the market introduction of magnetocardiography. Back into the feminine hygiene and baby diaper business for product development and key account management at Hyga and Intigena, Bernhard developed the first mass market panty liner with an organic cotton top sheet, Jessa nature, for dm drogeriemarkt in 2008. From 2011 to 2021, Bernhard served as product development and sales director and 7 years as CEO for imeco GmbH & Co KG, a specialist in OEM and private label manufacturer for the medical and automotive industry. During this time he developed with his team the Ready to Fill and Ready to use disinfection wipe bag and bucket system that gave a strong growth development in the European market for heavy duty disinfection wipes. Since 2021Bernhard Awolin runs his own Consulting firm, teaches at EDANA Absorbent Hygiene Products as a tutor and amongst others, he is consulting Lenzing AG in the business development of the recently launched Lenzing(tm) Nonwoven Technology.
Nick Santoleri is Chief Operating Officer of Rockline Industries, a global private branded supplier of personal care and household wet wipe products. He has been with Rockline since 2000, and became COO in 2020. Prior to that, he spent 20 years with Kimberly-Clark Corporation, in various engineering, product and manufacturing roles, spanning product lines from Consumer Tissue and Towels to Baby Wipes.
Originally from Pennsylvania, he moved to the Bentonville, Arkansas area from Wisconsin in 1999. His educational background includes an Electrical Engineering Degree from Drexel University, a Certificate of Management from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, and Supply Chain Management study at Cranfield University in the UK, Northwestern’s Kellogg school of business in Chicago and Harvard Business School, in Cambridge, Mass.
Nick has served on the International Non-Wovens and Disposables Associations (INDA) Executive Board for the past 10 years. Is a member of Elevate's CEO Forum in Fayetteville, AR, and Chief Executive Corp - Chief Executive Network.
Alison Roberts FCIM is the communications and corporate social responsibility manager at Nice-Pak International.
With over 25 years’ experience in marketing communications and 8 years at Nice-Pak, her expertise lies in crafting impactful communication strategies that bridge customer need with brand messaging to maximise engagement.
Alison’s passion for sustainability and innovation has fuelled dedication to driving sustainable change in the wet wipes industry and helps to shape industry narrative through her position on numerous communication committees.
She has a BA in Business Management and is Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. With experience across the hygiene and packaging industries, Alison had her own marketing consultancy before joining Nice-Pak.
Geoffrey Gendebien holds a Masters Degree in Engineering from the University of Liege, Belgium and a Management Certificate from the University of Toronto, Ontario
He has over 20 years’ experience in operations, sales and strategic marketing in the Composites, Polymers and, Packaging industries. He has worked and lived in Europe and North America and, has held global responsibilities.
Over the last 5 years, he has been managing product lines and Market Segments in Composites and Flexible Packaging. He is currently managing the Home and Personal Care Market for Amcor in EMEA. He is driving innovation projects and aligning internal resources to deliver appealing value propositions and, successful innovative solutions to his markets.
Phillip Mango has spent almost forty years in nonwovens, starting in 1981 with Air Products and Chemicals, where he was the Manager of the Nonwovens Group. Air Products was the major supplier of latex binders to major nonwovens used in wipes, notably airlaid and DRC (double recrepe). In 1991, he left Air Products to join Walkisoft USA as Director of Technology. Walkisoft was the largest global producer of airlaid at that time. Sensing a need for a more innovative, specialty oriented airlaid producer, Mr. Mango started his own airlaid business and designed and built a specialty airlaid line in 1997. This company, Airformed Composites, was one of the early developers of commercial multibonded airlaid for baby wipes, as well as other unique products and process advances. In 2000, Concert Industries acquired Airformed Composites and Mr. Mango. With Concert, Mr. Mango was the Director of Product Development. In 2002, Mr. Mango left Concert to start his own consulting business, Phillip Mango Consulting, LLC. Over the last 18 years, Mr. Mango has consulted extensively in the wipes market, technology, nonwovens and raw materials. He has authored numerous studies on flushable wipes, the global wipes market and technology, and other nonwovens related subjects.
Mr. Thomas Weigert joined the Go Wipes advisory board to provide his broad machinery, process and application knowledge of nonwoven production.
Since 1997 he is working at Trützschler Nonwovens, the former Fleissner GmbH, in Egelsbach near Frankfurt/Germany, who is one of the leading suppliers of nonwoven production lines and machinery.
For almost 20 years in various positions he gained wide experience in the design and development of nonwoven production equipment and also in the technological requirements for nonwoven substrates. Today in the position as Director Application Technology Mr. Weigert holds technological responsibility for Fleissner AquaJet, Through Air Drying and Wetlaid Spunlace (WLS).
Mr. Weigert got his degree in mechanical engineering at Darmstadt Technical University in August 1989 and started his professional life in the design and development of automotive brake systems before entering into the nonwoven industry.
