ropella€¦ · 8100 opportunity drive, milton, florida 32583, usa +1 850 983 4777 | "backing...

22

Upload: others

Post on 21-Sep-2020

2 views

Category:

Documents


0 download

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: ROPELLA€¦ · 8100 Opportunity Drive, Milton, Florida 32583, USA +1 850 983 4777 | "Backing your products, backing your business" Loparex For more information contact: Eric Krause

CASE STUDY:........................................................................................................................................................... MARKET NICHE

Adhesives, Sealants, Glues,

and Caulks Manufacturing........................................................................................................................................................... POSITION NICHE

Executive Level

Management........................................................................................................................................................... JOB TITLE

Operational Marketing

Manager/Business Director ........................................................................................................................................................... CLIENT CLIENT

Loparex

...........................................................................................................................................................

Page 2: ROPELLA€¦ · 8100 Opportunity Drive, Milton, Florida 32583, USA +1 850 983 4777 | "Backing your products, backing your business" Loparex For more information contact: Eric Krause

COMPANY

LoparexPOSITION

Business Director - Europe LOCATION

Apeldoorn, Netherlands

ROPELLAG R O W I N G G R E A T C O M P A N I E S

TM

8100 Opportunity Drive, Milton, Florida 32583, USA+1 850 983 4777 | www.ropella.com

"Backing your products, backing your business"

Loparex

For more information contact:

Eric Krause

Client Manager

Ropella

+1 850 564 2853

[email protected]

Page 3: ROPELLA€¦ · 8100 Opportunity Drive, Milton, Florida 32583, USA +1 850 983 4777 | "Backing your products, backing your business" Loparex For more information contact: Eric Krause

LoparexBusiness Director - Europe 2

Ropella | Executive Search and Consulting — Chemical and Allied Industries | www.ropella.com

Company Information

More Information:

www.loparex.com

LoparexLoparex is a leading manufacturer and the largest global supplier of silicone release liners, used in a wide variety of pressure sensitive adhesive applications. They provide in-depth technical expertise, state-of-the-art production technology, flexible service programs, and experienced sales and R&D teams driving global innovation, all backed by a commitment to meeting and exceeding customer expectations in quality, performance and service.

Loparex agents and technical experts are at the customer's disposal to select and develop the right solution to match their production processes and end-use requirements.

Global Service

Loparex's global capabilities allow them to develop, manufacture and service their products to meet local customer needs. They have the flexibility and capability to support global market dynamics, to and from all regions.

Technical Expertise

With in-depth technical expertise, state-of-the-art production technology and flexible service programs around the world, Loparex can offer customers the right release liners for their specific needs.

Innovation

Loparex’s R&D department is at the forefront of innovation. This allows them to respond to trends in the market place with new liner options for the most demanding applications.

Extensive Product Line

Loparex has an extensive product line that can meet the varying requirements of graphic arts, medical, composites, solar, electronics and many other industries.

Click the picture to learn more about Loparex

Page 4: ROPELLA€¦ · 8100 Opportunity Drive, Milton, Florida 32583, USA +1 850 983 4777 | "Backing your products, backing your business" Loparex For more information contact: Eric Krause

LoparexBusiness Director - Europe 3

Ropella | Executive Search and Consulting — Chemical and Allied Industries | www.ropella.com

Markets In release liner applications, customer and market expectations and trends are ever-changing. Loparex's aim is to exceed these expectations in quality, performance and service. Their commercial and technical teams work closely with the customer to design and choose the right release liner for each specific application.

Thanks to the wide range of substrates, coatings and silicone formulations, Loparex develops and offers optimum solutions for the most demanding release liner business areas.

Leading the Way in Innovation for the Graphics Market

While specific liner requirements may vary, several characteristics are generally necessary to meet the needs of graphics applications.Loparex’s broad range of silicone coated release liners includes poly-coated and direct coated papers and films with faultless performance in various graphics applications.

Reliable, High Quality Release Liners for the Medical Market

Loparex develops and manufactures siliconized paper and film-based release liners for the most demanding medical applications. In addition to meeting the demands for product performance, delivery and cost containment, Loparex provides solutions to the market’s needs for quality control, short development cycles, as well as registration and compliance in accordance with government regulations (FDA, USP, and DMF available).

Providing Creative Product Solutions for Label Applications

Loparex manufactures release liners offering special performance advantages in both primary and secondary label markets. Their product line includes direct coated and polycoated silicone coated release liners with smooth, consistent surface for adhesive coating. High tensile and tear strength properties minimize web breaks during high-speed applications. Release film liners offer clarity, tight caliper control, gloss surface and stiffness.

Market Information

Graphic arts

Medical

Labels

Loparex delivers unparalleled

customer solutions

• POP Displays• Vehicle Marking• Corporate & Architectural• Exhibition & Trade Show

• Traffic & Safety Signage• Over-laminating Films• Decorative Films

• Transdermal Drug Patches• Wound Care• Medical Tapes• Bandages

• Body Electrodes EKG & ECG• Ostomy Devices• Process Liners

• No-Label-Look• Wine Labeling• Prime Papers & Films• Specialty Labels

• On-Demand Labeling• Durable Labels• Holograms

Page 5: ROPELLA€¦ · 8100 Opportunity Drive, Milton, Florida 32583, USA +1 850 983 4777 | "Backing your products, backing your business" Loparex For more information contact: Eric Krause

LoparexBusiness Director - Europe 4

Ropella | Executive Search and Consulting — Chemical and Allied Industries | www.ropella.com

High Performance Release Solutions for Critical Composite Applications

For the composite industry, Loparex has long been the premier supplier of release liners. Developing the most technically advanced products in synergy with their customers’ requirements has made Loparex the largest supplier in this field. Their release liners serve as process liners during the production and handling of pre-impregnated fiber composite materials.

Global Partner for the Expanding Hygiene Market

The global feminine hygiene and adult care market is wide and varied in its scope. Loparex continues to expand the market by innovating products that are thinner, more breathable and more absorbent. Their low base-weight release liners are the preferred choice of leading global brands for their consistent quality, cost-effectiveness and performance. Loparex offers customized print designs in order to provide product differentiation and branding.

Customer Engineered Release Liners for a Variety of Tape Applications

Loparex works closely with prominent tape manufacturers to develop new release liner solutions for traditional and new high-tech applications. In tape manufacturing, their release liners consistently provide stable differentials, smooth deposition of adhesives, moisture resistance and superior die-cut performance.

Customized Release Solutions for a Wide Range of Industrial Applications

Loparex is constantly innovating products to offer cost-effective solutions that integrate seamlessly in production workflow. Their products offer consistent quality, reliable performance and customization to meet the needs of demanding industrial applications.

Hygiene

Tapes

Industrial applications

Composites

• Aerospace (Commercial/Defense)

• Wind Energy• Marine

• Automotive/Transportation• Recreational• Industrial (Ocean Energy, B&C)

• Single-Sided Tapes• Double-Sided Tapes• Masking Tapes

• HVAC Tapes• Specialty Tapes

• Feminine Hygiene • Adult Incontinence

• Automotive• Construction• Insulation

• Waterproofing• Food • Roofing

Page 6: ROPELLA€¦ · 8100 Opportunity Drive, Milton, Florida 32583, USA +1 850 983 4777 | "Backing your products, backing your business" Loparex For more information contact: Eric Krause

LoparexBusiness Director - Europe 5

Ropella | Executive Search and Consulting — Chemical and Allied Industries | www.ropella.com

ProductsLoparex offers release liner solutions on a wide variety of paper and film substrates. They provide all silicone types and curing methods to optimize the release properties of the final product.

LOPASIL® Direct Coated Papers are paper release liners with silicone coated directly on one or both sides. Base paper and silicone formulation solutions are selected to provide the specific desired properties suitable to each intended end-use application. All are available with either a solvent-free or a solvent-based coating and with easy or modified release properties. LOPASIL® liners are often used in applications when strength and temperature resistance are critical, as well as applications requiring the most economical solutions.

POLY SLIK® Poly Coated Papers are extrusion coated and siliconized release papers with good dimensional stability, layflatness and smoothness. POLY SLIK® liners are widely recognized for their versatility with C1S and C2S polycoating and silicone combination. This product line is ideal for certain uses within the graphics and medical markets.

PRIMELINER® Direct Coated Films include direct silicone coated polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyester (PET), and polystyrene (PS) films with either one- or two-sided release options. In addition to standard one- and two-sided silicone coatings, they offer very stable one and two-sided siliconized liners with the option to use solvent-based or solvent-free chemistries. This product line is ideal for certain uses in the medical, industrial, and composites industries.

A typical FILM PLUS® Poly Coated Films construction has would have polyolefin extruded onto two sides of a PET film, then silicone coated on onto one or both sides. Alternate base films can be used to meet application specific needs. These liners are ideal for certain uses within medical, industrial and tape market segments.

Loparex has multiple Blown Films lines with a wide range of capabilities to produce various plastic films. Each film resin type provides a unique blend of properties. Their films are available from 30-350 micron (1.2 to 14.0 mils) thicknesses and in widths up to 2337mm (92”), and in multiple colors depending on resin, caliper and width produced.

Poly Slik® coated papers

Primeliner®direct coated films

Blown film

Loparex offers release liner solutions on a variety of

substrates

Market Information

Page 7: ROPELLA€¦ · 8100 Opportunity Drive, Milton, Florida 32583, USA +1 850 983 4777 | "Backing your products, backing your business" Loparex For more information contact: Eric Krause

LoparexBusiness Director - Europe 6

Ropella | Executive Search and Consulting — Chemical and Allied Industries | www.ropella.com

Simon Medley, CEOSimon Medley is the CEO of Loparex and is an international leader with a track record of transformational success over nearly thirty years working across various industries. Before Loparex, he was an Executive Vice President and a Business President at Chemtura, until its recent sale to Lanxess. While there he led the Petroleum Additives division, and then the larger Industrial Performance Products division. Prior to his tenure at Chemtura, Simon worked for BASF Personal Care while also serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Research Institute for Fragrance Materials. Although he ultimately moved to the commercial side, he started his career as a technical professional, working as a Process Engineer and then an Operations Manager with ICI Chemicals and Polymers after receiving his Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering from Teesside University.

Simon is known as a visionary, and as a charismatic leader; his sterling reputation precedes him. He is known to be a consummate professional, a role model of a true leader who builds and supports his team. His colleagues value his outstanding skills in building trustworthy relationships and unfolding his employees’ maximum potential. Employees across divisions strive to become part of his team, and he is one of the most motivating people you will ever meet, inspiring motivation across an organization. He is especially adept at guiding organizations through transitions; he maintains calm professionalism under intensive pressure, wins buy-in from the bottom to the top, and juggles complexities with ease.

A few guiding principles help him to achieve this transformational success. Integrity and inclusiveness are two cornerstones on which he builds success, knowing that any venture lacking either of these two values is doomed to fail. He then focuses on making his current workplace the best place to work. Believing that people are the key to extraordinary success, he seeks to bring top talent to strategy development, innovative concept creation, and professional execution. He finds great reward in working alongside this top talent, both in learning from them and creating believers in the organization.

Hiring Team Information

Simon Medley

Page 8: ROPELLA€¦ · 8100 Opportunity Drive, Milton, Florida 32583, USA +1 850 983 4777 | "Backing your products, backing your business" Loparex For more information contact: Eric Krause

LoparexBusiness Director - Europe 7

Ropella | Executive Search and Consulting — Chemical and Allied Industries | www.ropella.com

Jan Hillbrink, Managing Director of Loparex EuropeJan Hilbrink is Managing Director of Loparex Europe. He has over 35 years of experience in the industry, having worked in sales, marketing, operations and procurement in various roles. He graduated with a degree in Chemical Engineering and began his career in technical sales for Hercules, building extensive international experience in Europe and the Middle East.

Jan joined Loparex in 1993 as Sales and Marketing Director and continued building his career in operations and procurement as Plant Manager. In 2005, he assumed his current position as Managing Director.

In 2011, Jan moved to Thailand for two years to build and start the newest Loparex factory from the ground up. He returned to Apeldoorn, Netherlands, in 2013 to contribute to the very successful volume growth in Europe. In his free time, Jan enjoys spending time with his family and maintaining an old restored farm property and its surroundings.

Jan Hillbrink

Page 9: ROPELLA€¦ · 8100 Opportunity Drive, Milton, Florida 32583, USA +1 850 983 4777 | "Backing your products, backing your business" Loparex For more information contact: Eric Krause

LoparexBusiness Director - Europe 8

Ropella | Executive Search and Consulting — Chemical and Allied Industries | www.ropella.com

Business Director - EuropeRole

This is a critical role with the ability to impact Loparex’s operational and strategic performance.The Business Director provides direction to all business functions and internal stakeholders (regional executive management, sales, marketing, R&D, manufacturing, supply chain, procurement) in the management of a large portfolio of products within defined market segment(s) in order to drive revenue and profitability growth, optimize asset footprint utilization and ensure consistency in the defined business model to maximize return on assets.

This is a critical professional role within the business that is vital to overall commercial success. This position will work within a global virtual team and support strategy definition and subsequent ex-ecution. Incumbents must have demonstrated high performance in past roles and must have demonstrated abilities to work independently and within project teams, communicate well at all levels of the organization and tackle assignments “outside of natural comfort zones”.

Responsibilities

� Leads collaborative, cross-functional efforts to design winning business models and routinely measures their success and continued fit for Loparex and their customers.

� Leads the critical business process of price management and manages the business stakeholders for margin management, ensuring sourcing strategy, supply chain service model, manufacturing asset fit and Loparex resource deployment is appropriate for the defined business model.

� In collaboration with the finance function, ensures stewardship and governance of the P&L to scrutinize selling price/volume relationship and the cost of the business system such that actions are defined and implemented in a timely manner to fulfill Loparex’s commitment on business results.

� Responsible for the ongoing market and competitive intelligence processes, development of market scenarios and associated team reviews in order to define proactive tactics for managing competitive threats and disruptive technologies.

� Collaborates with the business team to define the go-to-market concepts and implementation plans.

� Works with market data and the network of internal stakeholders to create the business case for future investments into assets or technology / application development projects.

Position Information

Page 10: ROPELLA€¦ · 8100 Opportunity Drive, Milton, Florida 32583, USA +1 850 983 4777 | "Backing your products, backing your business" Loparex For more information contact: Eric Krause

LoparexBusiness Director - Europe 9

Ropella | Executive Search and Consulting — Chemical and Allied Industries | www.ropella.com

� As the key commercial interface, provides the basis for the annual operating plan process and the regular business forecast for the S&OP process.

� Ensures global connectivity through market segment and commercial process focused leadership of the global virtual team of operational marketing / business management colleagues.

� As a Loparex critical leadership position, participates in company culture leadership as a member of the extended executive leadership team.

Qualifications

� 10+ years of relevant industry experience in a variety of business functions, including commercial and operational (e.g. sales, marketing, supply chain, purchasing, and manufacturing).

� Demonstrated high performance and success in past positions.

� Excellent analytical and critical thinking skills to manage complex problems.

� A strong sense of urgency and results driven orientation.

� Indirect leadership and communication skills to lead cross-functional optimization and collaboration across multi-cultural teams.

� Conflict management experience to ensure a healthy tension and the pursuit of high standards of excellence.

� The ability to have impact on a wide range of audiences from operators to the board.

� Demonstrated project management skills and methodical, process thinking.

� Ability and experience assessing global commercial cases to identify and drive action based on data.

� A bachelor’s degree in a related field. Master’s degree is a plus.

� Knowledge of release liner and pressure sensitive adhesives markets is a plus.

Page 11: ROPELLA€¦ · 8100 Opportunity Drive, Milton, Florida 32583, USA +1 850 983 4777 | "Backing your products, backing your business" Loparex For more information contact: Eric Krause

LoparexBusiness Director - Europe 10

Ropella | Executive Search and Consulting — Chemical and Allied Industries | www.ropella.com

Location Information Netherlands and surrounding areaAs the name indicates, the Netherlands is a low-lying country in geographical terms. You are probably aware that the country is also referred to as “Holland”. This name, albeit used synonymously, actually refers to only two Netherland provinces. Art aficionados will know the country mainly by its most famous painters. Artists like Johannes Vermeer and Vincent van Gogh have inspired many aspiring painters to move to the Netherlands for work or studies.

Apeldoorn is a city surrounded by natural beauty in the province of Gelderland. Even with a population of around 150,000 it still retains a small town charm with a town hall, market square, and friendly locals zipping by on bicycles. Picturesque parks and gardens, old churches, and mills provide rustic elements while the Orpheus Theatre and Omnisport Apeldoorn exemplify the modern. Apeldoorn is also home to the Dutch soccer club AGOVV Apeldoorn and the champion volleyball team SV Dynamo. However, Apeldoorn is perhaps best known for its proximity to the former royal residence and now state museum, Het Loo Palace.

Apeldoorn sits on the edge of Hoge Veluwe National Park, the Netherlands’ largest privately owned conservation area. Apeldoorn is also home to Appenheul, a popular monkey zoo featuring different species of monkeys and apes living in natural settings. There is plenty of interaction between visitors and primates, as some are allowed to roam freely. The Julianatower and the Kinderparadijs Malkenschoten are family parks with activities geared towards children.

Apeldoorn is just an hour train ride from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. There are bike rentals available at the Apeldoorn train station, and many area attractions can be easily reached by bike, including Veluwe and Apenheul.

Utrecht, located about an hour’s drive from Apeldoorn, is the capital of the Dutch province of the same name, and is the fourth largest city in the country. Once the most vital city in the Netherlands, the city is steeped in rich culture and history. Thanks to attractions including buildings dating back to the Middle Ages, the largest university in the Netherlands (Utrecht University), and a premier league football team, Lonely Planet (the world’s largest publisher of travel guides) named Utrecht as one of the world’s ten most unsung places. One of Utrecht’s most interesting cultural offerings is The Letters of Utrecht, a poem etched in the cobblestones of Oude Gracht for which the next letter is added every Saturday.

Apeldoorn

Het Loo Palace

Hoge Veluwe National Park

Tulip Field, Netherlands

Page 12: ROPELLA€¦ · 8100 Opportunity Drive, Milton, Florida 32583, USA +1 850 983 4777 | "Backing your products, backing your business" Loparex For more information contact: Eric Krause

LoparexBusiness Director - Europe 11

Ropella | Executive Search and Consulting — Chemical and Allied Industries | www.ropella.com

Another popular location near Apeldoorn is Arnhem, a little more than a half-hour’s drive south. This city is home to one of the largest zoos in the country, Burgers’ Zoo, which is separated into eight themed areas including an indoor tropical rainforest (Burgers’ Bush) and a massive aquarium (Burgers’ Ocean). Another notable attraction is the Netherlands Open Air Museum, which has previously won the European Museum of the Year Award. At the Open Air Museum, visitors can step into the past and see an antique paper mill, farmhouses, and WWI German border crossing, as well as historical re-enactments.

Amsterdam is the capital and most populous municipality of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Amsterdam's name derives from Amstelredamme, indicative of the city's origin around a dam in the river Amstel.

The city is also the cultural capital of the Netherlands. Famous Amsterdam residents include the diarist Anne Frank, artists Rembrandt van Rijn and Vincent van Gogh, and philosopher Baruch Spinoza. Amsterdam's main attractions, including its historic canals, the Rijksmuseum, the Van Gogh Museum, Stedelijk Museum, Hermitage Amsterdam, Anne Frank House, and Amsterdam Museum draw more than 5 million international visitors annually. It is also the world's most multicultural city with at least 177 nationalities represented.

Shops in Amsterdam range from large, high-end department stores such as De Bijenkorf founded in 1870 to small specialty shops. Amsterdam's high-end shops are found along the streets P.C. Hooftstraat and Cornelis Schuytstraat, which are located in the vicinity of the Vondelpark. One of Amsterdam's busiest high streets is the narrow, medieval Kalverstraat in the heart of the city. Negen Straatjes are nine narrow streets within the Grachtengordel, the concentric canal system of Amsterdam. The Negen Straatjes differ from other shopping districts with the presence of a large diversity of privately owned shops. Other shopping areas include Haarlemmerdijk and Haarlemmerstraat.

The most important museums of Amsterdam are located on the Museumplein (Museum Square). The northeastern part of the square is bordered by the very large Rijksmuseum. The northwestern part of the square is bordered by the Van Gogh Museum, Stedelijk Museum, and House of Bols Cocktail & Genever Experience (a gin museum). The southwestern border of the Museum Square is the Van Baerlestraat, which is a major thoroughfare in this part of Amsterdam. The Concertgebouw is situated across the street from the square. To the southeast of the square are situated a number of large houses, one of which contains the American consulate. The square is also the most prominent site in Amsterdam for festivals and outdoor concerts.

Arnhem

Utrecht

Van Gogh Museum

Amsterdam

Page 13: ROPELLA€¦ · 8100 Opportunity Drive, Milton, Florida 32583, USA +1 850 983 4777 | "Backing your products, backing your business" Loparex For more information contact: Eric Krause

LoparexBusiness Director - Europe 12

Ropella | Executive Search and Consulting — Chemical and Allied Industries | www.ropella.com

In regards to education, most Dutch schools are privately run, and supervised by the state. They are free of charge for all children in the Netherlands up to the age of 18. The Dutch school system is divided into primary (Basisonderwijs) and secondary education (Voortgezet Onderwijs). After eight years of primary school, a recommendation regarding further academic options is issued to all children.

Amsterdam has two universities: the University of Amsterdam (Universiteit van Amsterdam), and the VU University Amsterdam (Vrije Universiteit or "VU"). Other institutions for higher education include an art school – Gerrit Rietveld Academie, a university of applied sciences – the Hogeschool van Amsterdam, and the Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten. Amsterdam's International Institute of Social History is one of the world's largest documentary and research institutions concerning social history, and especially the history of the labor movement.

To learn more about Amsterdam, click the picture above.

Museum Square

University of Amsterdam

Page 14: ROPELLA€¦ · 8100 Opportunity Drive, Milton, Florida 32583, USA +1 850 983 4777 | "Backing your products, backing your business" Loparex For more information contact: Eric Krause

LoparexBusiness Director - Europe 13

Ropella | Executive Search and Consulting — Chemical and Allied Industries | www.ropella.com

General Area LinksCity of Apeldoorn www.apeldoorn.nl

City of Utrecht www.utrecht.nl/city-of-utrecht

City of Arnhem www.arnhem.nl

City of Amsterdam www.amsterdam.nl

Living in the Netherlands www.internations.org/netherlands-expats/guide

ShoppingOxener schoenen www.oxenerschoenen.nl

Shopping Holland www.holland.com/global/tourism/interests/shopping.htm

Music and Entertainment

Visit Holland www.holland.com/global/tourism.htm

I am Amsterdam www.iamsterdam.com

Visit Veluwe www.visitveluwe.com

Theater Orpheus www.orpheus.nl

Van Gogh Museum www.vangoghmuseum.nl

Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam www.stedelijk.nl

World Heritage Site whc.unesco.org/en/list

EducationSchools in the Netherlands www.expatica.com/nl/education/Education-in-the-Netherlands_100816.html

Wittenborg University www.wittenborg.eu

University of Amsterdam www.uva.nl

Real EstateFunda - Netherlands www.funda.nl

News De Stentor www.destentor.nl/apeldoorn

iTV - Dutch News wwitv.com/television/148.htm

Netherlands and surrounding areaLocation Links

Page 15: ROPELLA€¦ · 8100 Opportunity Drive, Milton, Florida 32583, USA +1 850 983 4777 | "Backing your products, backing your business" Loparex For more information contact: Eric Krause

LoparexBusiness Director - Europe 14

Ropella | Executive Search and Consulting — Chemical and Allied Industries | www.ropella.com

If you have open positions in your organization, give us a call and put our people and our process

to work for you.

ROPELLAG R O W I N G G R E A T C O M P A N I E S

TM

8100 Opportunity Drive, Milton, Florida 32583, USA+1 850 983 4777 | www.ropella.com

For more information contact:

Eric Krause

Client Manager

Ropella

+1 850 564 2853

[email protected]

Page 16: ROPELLA€¦ · 8100 Opportunity Drive, Milton, Florida 32583, USA +1 850 983 4777 | "Backing your products, backing your business" Loparex For more information contact: Eric Krause

Skill Survey Business Director - Europe

Name: Date:

1. Outline University Degree(s): (Please provide the Name, the Location, and the Phone Number of each Institution)

2. Provide an overview of your Operations, Manufacturing and Supply Chain experience and exposure.

3. Highlight any relevant experience in release liners, pressure sensitive adhesives, or related technologies.

4. Describe your experience overseeing successful pricing strategies in two parts. Part A: Development of value-based pricing plans based on appropriate segmentation. Part B: Successful implementation of those plans.

5. Give an overview of your experience gathering market and competitive intelligence, completing market share assessments and creating strategies to grow key segments.

6. Describe your business management expertise and years' experience, include the products/markets you have experienced success in. What size businesses, from a revenue standpoint, have you run?

Page 17: ROPELLA€¦ · 8100 Opportunity Drive, Milton, Florida 32583, USA +1 850 983 4777 | "Backing your products, backing your business" Loparex For more information contact: Eric Krause

7. Share an example that showcases your ability to look beyond immediate circumstances and create long-term strategies leading to commercial success. How did you determine the feasibility of the project or process? Outline the steps you took in assessing this project and which analytics you used to help choose between alternatives.

8. What is your comfort level with travel? Do you have a maximum % level of travel or # of days/weeks away from home that you could sustain?

9. Tell us about any non-compete and/or employer restrictions that you may have. Please provide these documents for our review.

10. If asked one of the following questions during an interview, how would you answer? Why are you considering this opportunity? (or) What motivated you to consider a job change at this time?

11. Have you ever applied, either directly or through a third party, for any role with Loparex? If so what was the date of your most recent application (month/year)?

Relocation Acknowledgement As evidenced by my initials below, I acknowledge the requirement to relocate to the Apeldoorn, Netherlands area for the specific opportunity with Loparex and am willing to do so if hired. I fully understand that this acknowledgment is a requirement for the interview process and states that I have already spoken with any necessary parties (i.e. spouse, significant other, children, parents, etc.) who may directly be impacted by my final decision to relocate.

Initials

Page 18: ROPELLA€¦ · 8100 Opportunity Drive, Milton, Florida 32583, USA +1 850 983 4777 | "Backing your products, backing your business" Loparex For more information contact: Eric Krause

References Please provide three to six references. The first priority is current and/or past supervisors, then employees, then peers, then customers (where appropriate).

Example: Bob Smith, currently - Business Director at ABC Corporation 412-123-4567, Email: [email protected]. Was Business Director, my direct supervisor, while I was a Manager at ABC Corporation.

We will NOT contact any references until after completing the

interview process and not without notifying you first.

1) 2) 3)

4) 5) 6)

Page 19: ROPELLA€¦ · 8100 Opportunity Drive, Milton, Florida 32583, USA +1 850 983 4777 | "Backing your products, backing your business" Loparex For more information contact: Eric Krause

Our Candidate Comparison Score Card is to be completed on every candidate you have now screened as a potential fit. If you can tell that some of the candidates are probably Low level (in a superficial overview) in comparison to others you set those aside now and just score the rest. The Score Card will help you objectively weigh all the Must

Haves and even the preferences in such a way that at the end of using the Score Card process you can be pretty sure who the High plus candidates are, who the High

candidates are, and who the Medium candidates are. Then we focus on scheduling for the High Potentials.

Candidate Comparison-Scorecard Grader's Name:

Candidate Name: Grade:

Client Name: Loparex, LLC Hiring Mgr: Simon Medley

Position: Operational Marketing Manager/Business Director-Europe HR Contact: Sue Vanhoy

Salary Range: 150K-200K Candidate Base: Bonus:

Communications: L = Heavy Accent - Hard to Understand M = Accent - Understandable H = No Accent

- Easy to Understand Comment:

Attribute H/M/L Comment 1. Education H = Technical Bachelor's degree M = +1/2 Master's or MBA L = N/A

Page 20: ROPELLA€¦ · 8100 Opportunity Drive, Milton, Florida 32583, USA +1 850 983 4777 | "Backing your products, backing your business" Loparex For more information contact: Eric Krause

2. Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain Experience H = 5+ years of industry experience across technical business functions M = 3-5 years of industry experience across technical business functions L = Less than 3 years of technical experience

3. Release Liners, Pressure Sensitive Adhesives H = Detailed answer demonstrating a strong knowledge of release liners, pressure sensitive adhesives, and/or related technologies M = Broad answer indicating some previous experience with these technologies L = Answer does not demonstrate familiarity with these technologies

4. Pricing Strategies H = This is a significant part of current role M = Has done this in a previous role L = Does not have experience in this area

Page 21: ROPELLA€¦ · 8100 Opportunity Drive, Milton, Florida 32583, USA +1 850 983 4777 | "Backing your products, backing your business" Loparex For more information contact: Eric Krause

5. Intelligence Gathering, Assessments, and Strategies H = Well-defined response detailing extensive experience gathering market and competitive intelligence, completing market share assessments, and creating strategies to grow key segments M = Broad response that suggests some previous success in gathering market and competitive intelligence, completing market share assessments, and creating strategies to grow key segments L = Response does not suggest previous experience with gathering market and competitive intelligence, completing market share assessments, or creating strategies to grow key segments

6. Business Management Experience H = 5+ years of commercial business experience M = 3-5 years of commercial business experience L = Less than 3 years of commercial business experience

7. Long-Term Strategy H = Specific example which outlines the development of long-term strategies, and addresses feasibility assessment and decision-informing analytics M = General answer that indicates some previous success developing long-term strategies L = Answer does not indicate success looking beyond immediate circumstances

8. Travel H = Road warrior open to >25% travel M = Prefers 20-25% travel L = Requires less than 20% travel

Page 22: ROPELLA€¦ · 8100 Opportunity Drive, Milton, Florida 32583, USA +1 850 983 4777 | "Backing your products, backing your business" Loparex For more information contact: Eric Krause

9. Non-Compete H = No relevant non-compete or non-disclosure in place M = Has a peripheral non-compete or non-disclosure in place - could limit some activities L = Has a strong relevant non-compete or limiting non-disclosure

Grading Point System: H’s = 4 M’s = 3 L’s = 2 Bonus Points = .5

Now add up the numerical value of each grade and then divide by the total number of grades

Total Points:

Divided by 9 grades =

Avg. Grade: