Management Team
Aldric Tourres, Vice-President Plastics
Aldric Tourres is heading SpecialChem's Plastics Business Unit.
Aldric has 11 years experience in the specialty chemical and plastic industry, mixing
technical and marketing experiences.
He joined Bayer AG (now Lanxess) in 1998 as responsible for the market launch of
new specialty chemicals. In 2003, he moved to GE plastics (today Sabic IP) as responsible
for the business development of performance polymers at European key accounts involved
in various industrial markets.
Aldric holds an Engineering Degree in Polymer Science from ESCOM (France) and a
B-to-B Marketing Degree from E.M. Lyon Business School.
Dr. Duane Priddy, Global Vice President, Business Development
Duane Priddy has more than 20 years experience in chemicals, with a strong focus
on plastics and innovative businesses, and he has worked internationally for both
Dow Chemical and Bayer AG.
As one of the original founding members of Omnexus, Duane is driving the SpecialChem
business development with his experience from multiple perspectives including research,
technical marketing, product/sales management and technology.
Duane has a Ph.D. in Organic Polymer Chemistry from Virginia Tech. He also holds
8 patents and has authored 25 scientific publications. Duane lives in Atlanta, USA.
Dr. Raphael Mestanza, Vice-President Plastics Technology, Chief Technical Advisor
Thanks to his very broad and applied knowledge of polymer science, Raphael Mestanza
is SpecialChem technology expert for Plastics and Elastomers.
In 1994, after two years as project leader in reactive extrusion with Solvay (Belgium),
he joined GE Plastics Europe (now Sabic IP). He was in charge of Polycarbonate Compounding
and technical development. In 1998, he joined Polytechs SA, a company specialized
in toll compounding and masterbatches. Then he was Sales and Marketing Manager for
France and South Europe.
Raphael holds a Ph.D and an Engineering Degree in Polymer Science from the University
of Strasbourg (France) and a Masters Degree in Organic Chemistry.
Christophe Cabarry, Founder & CEO
Christophe began his career with Elf Atochem (now Arkema), as Supply Chain Manager
in a new compounding plant in Eastern Germany. Then he was in charge of defining
and implementing the commercial and industrial strategy of Elf Atochem Vinyl Division
in Central and Eastern Europe.
Two years before founding SpecialChem, Christophe was appointed to the department
of strategic planning where he was in charge of competition watch, the evaluation
of investment opportunities as well as international M&A opportunities.
Christophe holds a Master Degree from the Ecole Centrale de Paris and an MBA from
the ESC Toulouse Business School.
Bernard Hasson, Founder & COO
As Chief Operating Officer, Bernard Hasson brings to the company his strong background
in chemical industry, business development and management.
He began his career working for Elf Atochem (now Arkema) in Germany where he was
in charge of technology watch and environmental communication. Subsequently he managed
the business development of plastics in the emerging countries of Central Europe.
Then, as Project Manager, he was in charge of the building of a petrochemical plant
in Poland.
Bernard holds an MBA from H.E.C. Business School and speaks five languages fluently.
