Miklós Fórizs
President
“Together with the board I want our association to move along in the field of circular economy and increase the number of distributor members. The EPDA allows to have a true European perspective on the industry which is a great opportunity for a local distributor company.”
Miklós Fórizs is managing director and owner of the family company Plastrong Kftin Hungary. He studied business (BA) in Budapest and later acquired his MBA in London. He has been on the board since 2019 and was elected Vice President in Nice. For Miklos, plastic is the material of the 21st century. Even though plastic is seen as the polluter of the environment, today’s life would be unimaginable without plastics. Even though plastic is seen as a polluter of the environment, today’s life would be unimaginable without plastic. It is our job to make the plastic industry sustainable.
Arthur Roux
Vice President
““It’s my goal to welcome more nationalities and manufacturers of bio-based and biodegradable plastics as new members of our association. By promoting EPDA worldwide, I want to accelerate the change of the image of plastics and create a new one.”
Arthur Roux is managing director and owner of the Swiss company Plastiglas. He has more than 10 years experience in distribution and machining of technical plastics. Arthur loves plastics because it’s the only material used in everything we use today. “It’s a material with so much potential also in terms of sustainability (biodegradable, recycled, biobased). I see plastics and composites as materials that will help us make products of the future.”
Stefan Tielen
Board Member
“As a board member I want to promote and strengthen the position of the EPDA”
Stefan Tielen is Market Development Manager at Exolon Group. He studied mechanical engineering in Leuven and has been active in the plastics industry for nearly his entire professional life. Stefan is passionate about plastics and their applications. He strongly believes that plastics are the solution, not the problem.
“Plastics are very versatile and improve the quality of our day to day life. Plastics will play an instrumental role in our journey towards a truly circular economy”
Tanja Sundberg
Board Member
“It is my aim to bring different plastics companies together and provide excellent services to EPDA members.”
Tanja Sundberg is Chairman of the Board at Atolli Oy. She has worked in family businesses and the plastic industry for almost twenty years. In her opinion, EPDA’s goal should be to expand the plastics market and create value for all member companies, large and small. EPDA’s approach should involve advocating strongly for the benefits of plastics and advancing the circular economy further.
Gaia Missiroli
Board Member
“Now I’m in the board, I want to take action in spreading the word about the positive aspects of plastics and that a circular economy is actually possible.”
Gaia Missiroli is the third generation in the family business Madreperla S.p.A and is part of the marketing and sales management.
Gaia feels a great responsibility in how plastic is portrayed. She feels the responsibility to educate people who aren’t in the industry. She wants to teach them more about the material and also about the sustainability potential of plastics.