Liderazgo en EMEA

Mr. Powell became Senior Vice President, President Specialty Chemicals & Ingredients, and Regional President of the Company’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) & Asia Pacific (APAC) segments in November 2020 after his successful launch of the Consumer and Industrial Solutions business as part of the Streamline 22 (S22) program. He is an industry veteran with nearly 30 years in the chemical industry. He joined Univar in 2009, establishing the company’s Middle East and Africa businesses and grew its footprint including by leading the acquisition of our Turkey business. In 2014, Mr. Powell assumed leadership of EMEA’s Focused Industries where he has taken those businesses to new growth levels. In addition to EMEA, he continues to lead Univar’s APAC operations, which he successfully returned to profitability after assuming their leadership in late 2015. In 2020 Mr. Powell expanded his role to become Global Head of Consumer and Industrial Solutions where he focuses on growing a largely differentiated set of chemistries and ingredients through prioritized end-markets. Prior to joining Univar, Mr. Powell spent more than 20 years in the chemicals industry, primarily in the water treatment chemicals and construction chemicals fields.

Ms. Trainar joined Univar in March 2022 as Vice President and Associate General Counsel EMEA & APAC. From January 2020 to February 2022, she served as General Counsel of TotalEnergies EP Netherlands (an affiliate of the French energy company TotalEnergies SE). She also served as Head of Legal Europe and Africa of Fugro N.V. (a Dutch company – world’s leading Geo-Data specialist). Prior to this, she held various Legal Counsel positions for TotalEnergies in France, South Africa and Belgium. Ms. Trainar graduated from the Paris Bar School as a lawyer and obtained an LL.M from Washington College of Law (Washington D.C. - USA). She is also a specialist of antitrust/ EU competition law.

Bryant se incorporó a Univar en 1997 y ha ocupado diversos cargos financieros en sus años de intervención. A partir de 2007, Bryant se convirtió en director financiero de Irlanda, en 2010 se convirtió en director financiero de Reino Unido e Irlanda, y en 2012 su cargo se amplió para cubrir Europa del Norte como director regional de finanzas. Desde 2013, Bryant ocupó el cargo de director de FP&A en EMEA, y en 2014 fue nombrado vicepresidente de finanzas de EMEA. Bryant obtuvo su licenciatura en Finanzas por la Universidad de Sheffield y su MBA por la Universidad de Bradford. Es contable cualificado de CIMA y completó el programa de SEP en la London Business School en 2016.

Ottway es vicepresidente de Univar EMEA Focused Industries (ingredientes alimenticios, cuidado personal, productos farmacéuticos y recubrimientos). En 2014, volvió a unirse a Univar como director del sector de cuidado personal de EMEA, donde dirigió la transformación del negocio hacia un crecimiento extraordinario. Durante casi 20 años en la industria química y de los ingredientes, Ottway ha trabajado en los sectores de recubrimientos, plásticos, alimentos, productos farmacéuticos y productos químicos generales para empresas como ISP, Blagden y Avery Dennison, principalmente en puestos de liderazgo comercial y de ventas. Ottway ha creado y ejecutado una estrategia dirigida por personas diseñada para ofrecer valor tanto a nuestros clientes como a nuestros proveedores. Tiene un doctorado en química orgánica y ha pasado su carrera en el ámbito comercial de la empresa.

Hayes se unió a Univar en 2002 en un puesto de ventas corporativas internacionales, antes de actuar como director regional en el Reino Unido. En 2005, Hayes se convirtió en director de ventas en Reino Unido e Irlanda. Hayes ha adquirido recientemente la responsabilidad de la división de polímeros de Univar, Distrupol Ltd. Antes de unirse a Univar, Hayes ocupó puestos de ventas senior en empresas internacionales del sector de los plásticos, antes de dirigirse a un consorcio industrial con la mayor parte de sus actividades en línea como director general del Reino Unido y los países nórdicos.

Mr. McCarroll is the Global Director of Sustainability for Univar Solutions.  In this role, he leads the business’ sustainability team and drives the strategy to achieve our global sustainability goals, aligning our ambition and actions across regions on the business’ climate action, resource use reduction and supply chain sustainability. He joined Univar in January 2017, serving as the Sustainability Manager in a global capacity before his promotion into his current role as Global Director of Sustainability. From 2014- 2016, Mr. McCarroll held the title of Global Sustainability Officer at Innovation Group, a major service provider to the insurance industry. Prior to joining Univar, Mr. McCarroll held roles in the renewable energy supply chain. Mr. McCarroll holds a bachelor’s degree with honors in environmental management from the University of Northumbria, a master’s degree in environment, health and safety from the University of Sunderland and is currently progressing in doctoral studies on sustainability in organizational culture.