Dr. Daniel Waterkamp

PhD Chemical Engineering

Head of bluesign® ACADEMY

Daniel worked in a chemical lab for five years, and as an industrial service manager in Asia. He has been with Bluesign since 2015.

• Product stewardship
• Restricted substances management
• Sustainable chemistry

Fabian walda

Dipl.ing. textile and clothing

Head of Sustainability Services

Fabian spent four years with an outdoor brand in restricted substance management and has been with Bluesign since 2012.

• Impact assessments
• Sustainability management and reporting
• Sustainability tools

KATARZYNA ZAJAC

Master of Science

Katarzyna studied environmental geoscience and has been with Bluesign since 2013.

• Consumer safety
• Regulatory aspects

DR. THOMAS SCHÄFER

PhD Chemistry

of Applied Science Hof

Thomas spent eight years working for a public institute for textile research, and eight years at a private institute for product safety and environmental protection. He has been with Bluesign since 2007.

• Textile chemistry
• Regulatory aspects
• Consumer safety
• Sustainable chemistry

Dr. Hartwig TewS

PhD Chemistry

Expert for Chemical Substance Evaluation

Hartwig has spent two years in the textile industry, 17 years in the chemical industry (regulatory affairs and product stewardship) and has been with Bluesign since 2014.

• Chemical substance evaluation
• Hazard and risk-based assessment concepts
• Digitalization of substance-related data

Niclette mbala

Master’s Degree in Education

Training Manager

Niclette worked in various fields and companies. The last few years, she decided to focus on learning management.

• Educational management
• Digital project management
• Marketing and communication management

Dr. Jeff Yang

PhD Chemistry

Company Assessor

Jeff has worked for four years as a product development manager for coating materials before joining the textile chemical industry.

• Textile chemistry and polymer chemistry
• Sustainable chemistry
• Restricted substance management

DR. MAKEBA KAMPARA

DR. RER. NAT. BIOCHEMISTRY

Head of Technical Services

Makeba has over ten years of experience in the assessment of chemical products, hazard and risk assessments, and related manufacturing processes, in the context of chemical regulation and product certification.

• Chemical regulation, labelling, SDS, REACH
• Product stewardship, product safety
• Ecotoxicology and environmental fate

Dr. Jimmy LEE

PhD Chemistry

Head of Textile Assessment Asia

Jimmy was a consultant providing consultancy services and technical support to textile, garment and plastic film manufacturers.

• EHS audit
• Sustainable textile processes
• Chemical management

Arthur Ruan

B. Sc. Textile Chemistry

Company Assessor

Arthur has ten years of experience in product development for dyes and auxiliaries with a world-leading company.

• Textile chemistry especially dyestuff
• Regulations after China EHS, product/chemical safety
• Product development
• Product stewardship

KEVIN SAU

PhD Chemistry

Head of Chemical Company Service Asia

Kevin worked at a commercial testing institute for ten years and has extensive knowledge of restricted substances.

• Textile chemistry
• Consumer safety
• Product stewardship

DR. MICHAL SABO
PhD Chemistry and Material Science

Head of Chemical Assessment

Michael spent seven years working for a private textile and automotive company, and two years in research and development with a chemical company.

• Textile/materials chemistry and manufacturing
• Assessment of chemical products and materials
• On-site assessments
• Process improvements