Teaming up for success
Corporate, Sales & Marketing
Laurent Suspene
Managing Director Equilex Group
Laurent Suspene has joined Equilex group as Managing Director of Equilex BV and its subsidiaries. Laurent holds a Master in Material Sciences and a PHD in Polymer chemistry. He has spent a long part of his career in R&D and Senior Executive positions for subsidiaries of large international corporation across the globe and will bring his wide experience to Equilex in the R&D and specialties sectors. Laurent will be working from Equilex Headquarters in Schiedam , the Netherlands.
Patrick Elie
Commercial Director Equilex Group
Patrick holds a Master degree in chemistry from Nantes University and an MBA from ESSEC Business School in Paris.
An international career in chemical trading and marketing, namely at Arco Chemical with a business network in Asia, America, Australia & Europe.
Founder of AJV International & Commercial Director of Equilex. Patrick is in charge of the High Olefins business and the new projects.
Edmund Baylis
Sales Manager Specialties
Edmund has a PhD in Polymer Chemistry from Liverpool University and has had extensive experience in various large multinational companies, such as Cray Valley, DSM, Lyondell Chemical and ISP, in functions ranging from R&D, Technical, Business and Industrial management. He is in charge of the diversification program of the company into new products and markets and is sales manager responsible for our alkyl phenols and our alkyl benzenes.
David Wei
Area and Product Stewardship Manager
David holds Master degree and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands. He has extensive experience of the research on petrochemical and material science. After his studies, he has worked in the field of European Chemical Regulations compliance for more than ten years. He kept track of the REACH legislative process and understands deeply the REACH regulation and its complications. David is now responsible for the business activity in China, coordinating the EH&S activities for the group and handling all products technical related documentation and issues.
Daan van Agtmael
Business Development Manager Northern Europe
Daan has a higher professional education degree in commercial economics. He has several years of experience in sales and product management of petrochemicals in various markets having worked for a well-known pan-European chemical distributor. Daan is in charge of business development in Northern Europe and works closely with his colleagues on marketing the product portfolio of Equilex.
Brigitte Elie
Communication Coordinator
Brigitte holds a master degree in Natural Sciences and Geology from Nantes Sciences University and has studied Communication Management in Nantes Business school. She has worked as a Natural Sciences teacher in schools in France for 18 years before joining AJV International as administrator and co-managing director. She is now coordinating the effort on the communication of Equilex Group.
Aleksei Kotomin
Commercial Manager Russia & CIS Countries
Aleksei holds a Master degree in natural sciences from Saint-Petersburg State Technical University and has studied Project Management from International Management Institute Saint-Petersburg.
An international career in chemical trading and marketing, namely at “Himtek” CJSC with a business network in Asia & Europe. He has 16 years of experience in sales, 12 years of experience in product management of special chemistry and petrochemicals and great experience in functions ranging from R&D for new products and markets from scratch and up to creating a sustainable business proceses. He is in charge of the activity of Russian division of the company, including sales, procurement, development and general administration of Russian business of Equilex.
Lucila de Avila Castilho
Commercial Manager – Latin America
Lucila holds degrees in Chemical Engineering from Escola de Engenharia Mauá and Business Management from Fundação Getulio Vargas. She has more than 30 years experience, including Executive positions, in the Petrochemical and Biotechnology Industries working for Dow Chemical, Arco Chemical, LyondellBasell, Renewable Energy Group.
Tsung-Han Yu
Sales and Marketing Specialist
Tsung-Han holds a master’s degree in business administration from University of Amsterdam.
After graduation, he has accumulated more than 6 Years Business Development experience in the polymer and polyurethane industries in the Europe. In addition with his sales activity in Europe, Tsung-Han is supporting the commercial effort in market research and identifying new business opportunities across the Product lines. He works closely with the Sales team and collects valuable market information for strategic planning.
Logistics & Administration
Peter Dekker
Logistic & Administration Manager
Peter holds the position of Logistics Coordinator for the chemicals and the oil and wax businesses. Over more than 30 years experience, working in the international shipping and forwarding industry for companies like Broekman Motorships, Ziegler, Burgergroup and Vanguard. Knowledgeable in the shipping and inland transportation world holding international commercial, operational, quality, customers service and management functions.
Kira Hengeveld
Logistic and Administration coordinator
Kira holds a master's degree in engineering from the National Technical University of Ukraine. After graduation, Kira accumulated more than 25 years of experience in sales and logistics in the agricultural products sector in Ukraine and joined the Equilex team in the Netherlands as logistics and administrative coordinator for the supply chain team.
Esther Corveleijn
Logistics & Administration Coordinator
Esther has been working in administrative functions for shipping companies like Cobra, Herning and Anthony Veder.The last ten years she worked as chartering and adminsitrative assistant and gained valuable experiences at Stolt Nielsen Inland Tanker Service. 
Dilenia Rapisarda-Robles
Logistics Coordinator Latin America
Dilenia has worked as Customer service representative for several reputable companies in international transport such as Kuehne & Nagel , MSC and in Chemicals distribution with UNIVAR. She has joined the Equilex team to bring her experience in Supply chain as Logistic and Administration coordinator for Latin America and other Export business.
David Hopster
Logistics Coordinator
After studying Transport and Logistics Management (MEAO) David started his career at COSCO shipping line, as a boarding agent and then as a breeding agent. In 2006 David joined Vopak Agencies Rotterdam BV. as a boarding agent and later as a ship operator. David developed his knowledge on all types of vessels: bulk, oil, chemical, edible, up to large VLCC tankers. In 2019, David decided to join a brokerage office, Tune Chemical Tankers Bv where he was responsible for the commercial management of a fleet of 15 vessels.
He has joined the Equilex Chemicals BV to bring his experience at the logistics department.
Rob Coen 
Rob Warmerdam
David Coen