Hans is the former Senior Director at Tessenderlo Group and has held various senior management positions at Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI), Cytec Industries and Honeywell. He has been heavily involved in sustainability, specifically in his role as former chairman of Recovinyl, former president of The European Plastic Pipes and Fittings Association (TEPPFA) and past board member of Vinyl2010/Vinyl Plus.
Hans was also chairman of De Hoeve, a joint venture with Wavin to recycle plastic pipes in the Netherlands. He remains part time Senior Project manager at BASF.