Speakers - PVC Seminar 2018

Jason Leadbitter, Inovyn

Jason has approximately 30 years’ experience working within the PVC industry, his current role is Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility Manager with INOVYN.  He has an active European role in a number of Trade Associations especially on environmental and circular economy issues.  He is the current Chairman of the Controlled-Loop Recycling Committee of VinylPlus – the European PVC industry’s voluntary commitment and has recently been appointed Chair of the BPF’s Sustainability Committee. 

He received an Honours Degree in Materials Science and a PhD in Polymer Chemistry (Bradford University) as well as an Advanced Diploma in Sustainability from the University of Cambridge.  He is an International Speaker and Honorary Lecturer at several European Universities and Business Schools and is passionate about the importance of teaching science in student education.   In 2013 he was awarded a gold medal from the BPF for services to the industry.  He is also a Chartered Environmentalist.

Roger Mottram, Inovyn
 

Roger joined ICI in 1984 after graduating with First Class Honours in Materials Science from Bradford University and has worked in the chemicals and polymers industry ever since. 

Roger has held a variety of technical, commercial and communications roles, but has specialised in environmental affairs and advocacy activities for the PVC and chlor-alkali industry for the past 22 years. 

Roger is currently active on many industry committees especially with the British Plastics Federation (as Chairman of VinylPlus UK), ECVM (as Chairman of the Applications and Communications Committee), Euro Chlor (as Chairman of the Regulatory Affairs Committee), VinylPlus and PlasticsEurope.

In 2013 Roger was awarded the BPF Gold medal for outstanding service to the plastics industry. Roger is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials and is registered as a Chartered Environmentalist.