In my nearly forty years working in the chemical industry globally, there’s hardly been a time when I’ve seen our industry face greater change than right now. As consumers, the way we buy books and groceries to how we rent lodging or find transportation has completely transformed, giving us the ability to fill online shopping carts or order and track pickup and deliveries within minutes of ordering them. It amazes me that I can buy a $14 book from anywhere in the world on any device in seconds, and I can find out exactly where it is in real-time, and when it’s arrived, be sent a picture of the book at my front door.
Erik Viens
Erik Viens is an advisor and founding member of the ChemVM Board. He has over 30 years’ experience applying technology to streamline and integrate operations to better serve customers. He has focused on providing data & insight into how businesses serve the chemical industry and create value. Throughout his career, Erik has achieved success with digital transformation and constantly finds new ways to advance his firm’s competitiveness and profitably. He is recognized as an innovator has been appointed to serve on many advisory boards. Erik received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from University of Rhode Island. He served as CIO of Univar ($10B), Global CIO for INVISTA ($10B, Koch Industries) and over 20 years with DuPont in the US, Europe and Asia.