Chief Technology Officer – R&D Polymer Materials, Compounding & Innovation

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a global technology strategy aligned with Teknor Apex’s long-term business objectives, growth priorities, and customer needs.
• Serve as the company’s senior technology leader, providing direction across R&D, product development, technical service, process innovation, and emerging technologies.
• Partner with executive and business leaders to identify technology-enabled opportunities for growth, differentiation, and operational improvement.
• Develop automation and digital strategies to advance the speed of product development and sampling.
• Development of sustainable materials that are commercially viable.
• Development and commercialization of biomaterial platforms.

Innovation and R&D

• Lead the innovation roadmap and R&D portfolio, ensuring alignment with market opportunities, customer requirements, sustainability goals, and value chain strategies.
• Drive new products, materials, services, and technologies from concept through commercialization.
• Strengthen innovation processes, including idea generation, technical feasibility, stage-gate management, commercialization, and performance measurement.

Technical Capability and Team Development

• Build and lead a high-performing global technical organization with the capabilities, structure, and talent required to support business growth.
• Develop technical leaders and promote a culture of collaboration, accountability, scientific rigor, continuous improvement, and customer-focused innovation.
• Advance core competencies in materials science, polymer technology, compounding, process engineering, application development, and data-driven technical decision-making.

Cross-Functional and External Collaboration

• Partner with sales, marketing, operations, procurement, quality, regulatory, and business development teams to ensure technology initiatives support business priorities and customer expectations.
• Develop strategic relationships with customers, suppliers, universities, research institutions, technology providers, and industry organizations.
• Represent Teknor Apex externally as a senior technical leader with customers, partners, and key industry stakeholders.

Governance, Compliance, and Risk Management

• Ensure technology, R&D, and innovation activities comply with applicable regulations, industry standards, customer requirements, and corporate policies.
• Manage technology and R&D budgets, resource allocation, project priorities, intellectual property considerations, and return on investment.
• Provide regular updates to the CEO, executive leadership team, and board of directors on technology strategy, innovation progress, R&D performance, and key initiatives.