Our Team

Valéron harnesses the diverse experience and passionate drive that our employees bring to the table. with offices located in three different countries, Valéron is committed to bringing the most durable and high performance solutions for our ever-growing customer base.

Leadership Team

Valéron's team of directors collaborate to continuously improve our business as a leader in the plastic films market. Together, we’re innovating better ways to provide stronger solutions, and tackle a variety of applications with users worldwide.

Chris Giles
Vice President/General Manager

Chris is the Vice president and General Manager of Valéron. His mission is to establish a vision for the business and utilize his leadership skills to develop the team and processes necessary to carry this out. Chris has over 25 years of commercial experience in understanding people, customers, markets, and developing strategies to deliver value.

Mike Wickman
Operations Director

Mike is the Operations Director of Valéron. Mike strives to globally align our operations so they're reliable and serve the needs of our customers.

Maaike Bossu
Finance Director

Maaike Bossu is the Finance Director of Valéron. Maaike's goal is to establish a disciplined finance team that's a strong partner with operations. She makes sure that we have a good handle on the key drivers of the business to ensure long term performance, financial stability, and sustainability in accordance with ITW accounting practices.

Houston, Texas

Our Valéron Headquarters is based in Houston. The Houston team is responsible for carrying out the main operations and maintaining not only our facility, but ensuring all global sales are being successfully pushed out to satisfy customer needs. Our Houston team makes sure that both Essen and Shanghai team members are producing high-quality strength films and evolving our solutions with new customer problems.

Essen, Belgium

Valéron’s Essen facility is our European manufacturing hub. Our Essen team serves customers from Europe, Middle East and around the globe. Van Leer’s Research Lab started development in Passfield, UK, whereas our first plant was constructed in 1965 in Essen, Belgium. Van Leer Flexibles would later become what is known as Valéron film today. Our Essen team is focused on delivering high quality cross laminated films to all customers.

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