Karen Scholz

Karen Scholz is an accomplished business development manager currently at Brightlands Chemelot Campus since March 2022, focusing on innovation and business growth within a vibrant community aimed at developing sustainable solutions. With extensive experience at DSM from August 2008 to April 2022, Karen held various leadership roles, including team lead for Green Manufacturing and group lead for Polymer Process Development, emphasizing technology transfer and structured work processes. An early career as a process engineer at Unilever and Bilfinger Tebodin, along with a PhD from TU Eindhoven in automotive catalyst research, complements a strong educational foundation in chemical engineering from Eindhoven University of Technology.