Since earning my PhD in chemistry from Imperial College London and completing my postdoctorate at Aachen I have been working in industry, where I have held several positions. I started as an application chemist in Switzerland and became a business manager in 2008, before moving to the Netherlands in 2011 and finally to BASF (hte) in Germany in 2017 to work in the same role. Today I work there as an Executive Business Development Manager. I strive to find solutions to address the requests of our customers, which involves various activities such as marketing, strategic planning and the coordination of a team across several departments. I enjoy working worldwide and getting a glimpse into the culture of our customers, building relationships with them, and handling upcoming challenges with pragmatism, empathy and lots of interaction. It never gets boring – and that’s why I really love doing what I do.