European Petrochemicals Virtual Conference

On 1 May 2020, Frans Stokman took up the position of Executive Director of Petrochemicals Europe, an industry sector of Cefic. Frans has extensive experience in the global oil, gas and petrochemical industry. He has a proven track record in striking complex deals between the private and public sectors. He worked for over 25 years for Shell before joining Cefic. Frans is chemical engineer and holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA).

Throughout his career, he has held a broad range of senior management positions including Global Marketing & Sales Manager in London and The Hague, Director of Shell Lubricants Supply Co. and Business Manager of the Gas-To-Liquids JV between Shell Global Lubricants and Qatar Petroleum (QP). He has global experience in the fields of chemicals, lubricants, base oils, Gas to Liquid, gas, floating liquified natural gas and has worked all over the world including in the US, Middle East, Far East and in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Frans is particularly experienced in helping companies or businesses manage change and transitions. He was appointed Shell Policy & Commercial Manager Earthquake Damages when the Dutch province of Groningen was hit by earthquakes due to gas production. He developed and established policies and protocols and facilitated the handover of these activities to the Dutch State. He believes that the Green Deal and the European Recovery Plan will provide new challenges and opportunities for the petrochemicals industry. .

Born in 1976. In 2000 graduated from RUDN, Master of Economics. In 2003 studied on different Executive MBA programs in USA.
1999 - 2016 - Basic Element group (RUSAL, GAZ, Investment projects at the South regions of Russia). Joined SIBUR in September of 2016, from January of 2019 - Head of Sustainable Development function, responsible for implementation of ESG Strategy and execution of Circular Economy projects (mechanical and chemical recycling).

Fang Wei founded Gravitas Energy Resources in late 2015 as a consultant to help companies grow into viable global entities in the oil and petrochemicals industry. In 2019, he was engaged by Kolkata-based Haldia Petrochemicals Ltd’s wholly owned Singapore subsidiary, HPL Global Pte Ltd, as their Strategic Advisor.

He had acquired 23 years of leading and managing trading teams at AFCO, China Aviation Oil (Singapore), BP, Shell, Noble Group and Voestalpine. He started his working career in 1990 with Singapore Aerospace as a manufacturing engineer and then in private equity with San Francisco-based investment bank Hambrecht & Quist.

Fang Wei is a qualified international arbitrator and Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. He is also a qualified trainer with an Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA). He holds a MSc in Management of Technology from NUS and B.MechEng (Distinction) from University of Minnesota.

Mathew George is Head of Petrochemical Exports at Indian Oil Corporation in Mumbai. An Indian Oil veteran of 30 years, he is a mechanical engineer from the University of Kerala and has an MBA in finance from XLRI. He has a postgraduate diploma in brand management from Ashridge Business School in the UK. He is an alumnus of the Calvert School Baltimore in the US and India’s Lawrence School, and is a fellow of the Institution of Engineers (India) and a member of the Aeronautical Society of India. Mathew has held a number of key assignments at Indian Oil, including heading the polymer marketing group, heading the lubricants group at subsidiary company Lanka IOC in Colombo, and assignments spread across many locations in the lubricants and aviation departments. In the field of petrochemicals he has handled polymers, PX, PTA, benzene, LAB, glycols and butadiene business. A well-known supply chain and ERP/CRM expert and analyst, he also has core experience in ship chartering for chemicals and petroleum. Mathew has been a regular speaker at international conferences in the areas of petrochemical feedstocks, polymers, ERP, CRM, detergents and benzene. He has also been a guest faculty at the Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore, taking the course Business ina World Without Borders –Bridging the Cultural and Linguistic Divide.

Phil Reeder is the managing editor for aromatics at Platts, which includes coverage across gasoline components, aromatics and methanol markets. He previously covered the Europe light ends markets at Platts, including naphtha, gasoline and LPG. Prior to Platts, Phil covered upstream oil and gas news.

Luke Milner joined Platts in October 2017 and is currently managing editor of the European olefins and polymers team. Luke has over six years’ experience reporting on petrochemical markets in Europe and, prior to moving into the petrochemical markets, spent several years reporting on a diverse range of industries, including banking, shipping and retail. Luke studied Modern European Languages at the University of Durham and has spent time working in Italy, France and Brazil, as well as in the UK.