Our Managers
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Sector Management
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Jacques van Rijckevorsel
Educated as a Civil Engineer at the Université Catholique de Louvain ( UCL-Belgium), Jacques van Rijckevorsel joined Solvay in 1974 as a Scientific Analyst in the Central Laboratories of NOH. After several different positions in Italy and in the Processing Sector in Brussels, he was successively Managing Director of Draka Polva / Solvay Draka (NL) in 1991 and Managing Director of the Vinyls SBU in 1996.
In 2000, he was appointed as General Manager of the Processing Sector and member of the Solvay Executive Committee.
Nowadays, he is member of the Solvay Executive Committee, General Manager of the Plastics Sector (merging the former distinct Processing and Plastics Sectors) and the Group Innovation Sponsor .
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Vinyls Business Unit
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Jean-Pierre Pleska
Chemical engineer by the whims of fate, Jean-Pierre Pleska has been embarked since 1970 on a career of permanent challenges within the Solvay Group, starting from the research, finance and applied economic sciences, marketing and sales to business management in the processing and plastics sectors in Spain, Thailand and Belgium. He has nowadays the challenge to define and deploy the right strategy that will ensure a sustainable future for the Vinyl business.
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Specialty Polymers Business Unit
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Enzo Morici
Born in Italy, trained as a mechanical engineer, Enzo Morici started his career with Solvay in 1977 as a construction engineer.
By the end of 1979, he moved to sales&marketing for various businesses whithin the Solvay Group . In the early 90's he was appointed as worldwide Business Manager for Hydrogen Peroxides and derivatives. Subsequently, he was Managing Director of two Solvay subsidiaries, respectively in the Polyolefins and in plastics processing for the automotive industry.
Since mid '99 he is the General Manager of the Specialty Polymers Strategic Business Unit.
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An International Culture
Solvay draws its force and creativity from the skill and diversity of its staff.
Solvay strives to recruit competent people and to offer attractive career prospects within the group. Training and job rotation are planned to develop and build upon individual skills.
The introduction of lean organizational structures in which all personnel play their part enables each individual to exercise responsibility within the relevant sphere of authority.
Solvay's international dimension is consolidated by the many managers of many nationalities on its staff. This international blend of cultures and skills is one of the Group's greatest assets.
Key Trends and Figures
Organization: Our organization is based on Business Units where all levels of responsibility are exercised. Supporting the Business Units are our Corporate Core Competencies (Research & Technology, Human Resources, Finance, IT).
Conduct: Our values, firmly based on Customer Care, Ethical Behaviour, Respect for people, Empowerment and Teamwork are guiding our people. They are setting out the standards and conduct expected of all employees, both in their work and in the communities in which they live.
Persons employed by the Plastics activities as of 1/1/2004: 11 076 from which 5394 for the polymers activities and 5682 for the plastics processing activities.
