Frank Schaap has been appointed as Director Business Development & Marketing within the team created to realize the so-called Chemelot 2025 vision, leading to the most sustainable and competitive chemical and materials community in Europe.
After his pharmaceutical education and numerous professional experiences at DSM, including R&D, B2B sales, development of life sciences and material sciences businesses, Frank initiated the successful Chemelot expansion in 2005. He has played an essential role in the realization of the Brightlands Chemelot Campus as we know it today, one of the eight campuses of national importance in the Netherlands.
In his new role in the “Chemelot 2025 team” Frank will focus on proactive acquisition of new companies to the Chemelot Industrial Park and the implementation of new disruptive technologies on demonstration and industrial scale. The final objective is to develop the Chemelot companies into European leaders in sustainability and competitiveness. Key to success will be an effective synergistic collaboration between the companies and knowledge institutes located at Chemelot Industrial Park and Brightlands Chemelot Campus.
We thank Frank for his very significant contributions to the development of the Brightlands Chemelot Campus and wish Frank lots of success with his new challenge at Chemelot.
Bert Kip, CEO Brightlands Chemelot Campus
Robert Claasen, Chemelot Executive Director