Jan is a Partner in the global Practice "Chemicals & Base Materials" at Simon-Kucher with 15+ years of experiences advising leading companies in the sector across Europe, Middle East, China, Japan, and the Americas. Along the value chain, Jan works mainly for suppliers, both in contested market environments (e.g., cement, aggregates, fertilizers, industrial minerals, non-ferrous metals, upstream chemicals) as well as more specialized products (e.g., crop protection, additives, ingredients, downstream chemicals). He advises on the impact of regulatory PUSH and customer PULL towards low-carbon footprint materials including recycled feedstocks or bio-based alternatives.
Jan studied Economics with a business minor in Logistics and Operations Research at the University of Mannheim, Germany. He specialized in applied micro-econometrics (M.A. Economics) at the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, establishing an empirical focus on pricing and strategic marketing. He regularly publishes on e.g., agile contracting & pricing, profitable innovation, commercializing new materials. His latest whitepaper covers "Re-thinking carbon in Chemicals".
