Group Board of Directors

Dr. Andrea A. Zambon – Chairman

Dr. Andrea A. Zambon is the President and CEO of Kjos, a Holding Company based in Milan (Italy), focusing its investments on technology driven companies in the fields of Life Sciences, Chemicals and Security/Defense around the world.

From 2000 until 2004 he was President and board member of Zambon, S.p.A, the holding company of Zambon Group, S.p.A., an Italian pharmaceutical and chemical company that operates in Europe, North and South America and Asia, where he served in various capacities, including President and Chief Executive Officer from 1993 to 1999 and Chief Executive Officer from 1991 to 1993.

Over the years he has served on numerous corporate and industry association boards.

Dr. Zambon earned a Medical Degree from the University of Milan Medical School, is a member of World President’s Organization (WPO) and is a Harvard Business School Alumni.

Ran J. Sharon – President & Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Sharon has served as President and CEO of Clariter since 2005. For the last 15 years he has led various ventures from concept stage through their successful rollouts and expansion. In 1997 he founded Kornelius group, an entrepreneurial investment and consulting company specializing in NCD companies and in 1999 he co‐founded the IIF Group (Internet Investment Fund), a holding and investment company comprised of five subsidiaries, which over 2003 and 2004 successfully sold its key business assets to various institutional investors. His activities are spread over Poland, the United States of America, Hungary and Israel.

Mr. Sharon holds a doctoral degree in jurisprudence and political science from ELTE University in Budapest, is a member of Young President’s Organization (YPO) and a founding Member of Warsaw Destination Alliance.

David Lazarus – Non Executive Director

Mr. Lazarus joined the Executive Board of Clariter in 2005. Mr. Lazarus is an industrialist and international entrepreneur. He is the joint Managing Director of the RAM Group, part of the Lazarus Family group of companies. Having led the group through a massive expansion, RAM Hand-to-Hand Couriers™ is today one of the leading couriers in the Express Parcel Industry and has 34 offices in Southern Africa, over 1100 vehicles and over 2200 staff members.

Mr. Lazarus was the executive director of Bolux Milling (Proprietary) Limited, overseeing the four manufacturing, Pasta Factories, Biscuit Factories, a polypropylene sack manufacturing facility and a polypropylene recycling facility. Previously, he was an accredited Broker at Lloyds of London, attending to Insurance and Re-Insurance.

Mr. Lazarus is a member of Young Presidents Organization (YPO).

Etienne Mouthon – Non Executive Director

Mr. Mouthon brings with him extensive international corporate experience from London, Genève, NYC and Luxemburg.

Mr. Mouthon is the Managing Director of Mirabaud Financial Planning SA, a subsidiary of Mirabaud & Cie the well known Swiss private bank. He is an expert in financial and international tax planning, global restructuring and financial engineering. Mr. Mouthon is a lawyer with former Bar membership in Paris and New York. Mr. Mouthon holds investments in many domestic and global ventures.

Mr. Mouthon is a member of Young President’s Organization (YPO).

Did you know that…

Long term plastics consumption growth rate is expected to be around 4% globally, higher than global GDP growth.
Polyethylene (PE-LD, PE-HD, PE-LLD) and polypropylene (PP) account for around 50% of whole demand for plastic material. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is the third largest polymer at 11% of total demand.
Packaging is the largest end use market segment with 40.1% share in plastic industry. This is followed by building and construction (20.4%) and automotive (7.0%).
Seven of the EU Member States plus Norway and Switzerland recover more than 84% of their used plastics.
Only in Europe more than 1.6 million people work in over 50,000 companies involve in the plastic industry. Most of these companies are small and medium sized enterprises generating turnover of around € 300 billion per year.
Global plastics production reached 260 million tonnes in 2007. Due to economic slowdown in 2008 and 2009 it fell down to 245 and 230 million tonnes respectively.
Europe produced 55 million tonnes of plastics in 2009 contributing 24% of the global total plastics production.
The EU Member States plus Norway and Switzerland treated 24.3 million tonnes of post-consumer plastic waste in 2009
An overall recovery rate of post-consumer plastic waste is around 54% in EU Member States (includes mechanical recycling and energy recovery). Still landfill rate of plastic wastes is estimated at 46%.
12% to 15% of a modern car is made of plastic. The use of plastics reduces weight, saves fuel and reduce emissions. Plastic components impact fuel efficiency saving approximately 2.5 litres of fuel per kg used over the lifetime of the vehicle.
Nearly 40% of all energy consumed is used in buildings. Plastic insulation helps our homes to stay warm or cool in a sustainable, eco-efficient way. Over the lifetime of a building, just 1kg of plastic can save up to 755 kg of CO2 emissions.
The innovative use of plastic in modern washing machine drums reduces water and energy consumption by 40-50% compared to older models.
In developing countries, 50% of food is wasted during journey from farms to kitchen, whilst only 2-3% is wasted in Europe thanks to the usage of plastic packaging that protects the food and drinks from contamination and getting wasted.
The carbon footprint of plastic (LDPE or PET, polyethylene) is about 6 kg CO2 per kg of plastic.
The production of 1 kg of polyethylene (PET or LDPE), requires the equivalent of 2 kg of oil for energy and raw material.
Burning 1 kg of oil creates about 3 kg of carbon dioxide. About 6 kg of carbon dioxide is created during production and incineration of 1kg of plastic.
One plastic bag weights about 8 g to 60 g depending on size and thickness.
The world-wide production of plastic is currently at 35 kilogram per year per person. On average, it is increasing by 3% per year.
About 40% of the produced plastic is being disposed within 1 year (primarily packaging material).
The average lifetime of plastic products is 12 years. The main reason is the relatively long lifetime of plastic products used in the construction sector.
Recycling of plastic saves on average about 2.5 kg CO2 emission per kg of plastic. Thus recycled plastic produces about 3.5 kg CO2 compared to 6 kg of CO2 for new plastic. (production and incineration).
About 6% of the world-wide oil consumption is used for the production of plastic (with increasing tendency).
Plastic production increased from 1.5 million tonnes in 1950 to 230 million tonnes in 2009. This growth is around 9% a year on average.
There are around 20 distinct groups of plastics, each with numerous grades available to help deliver specific properties for each different application.
There are five high-volume plastics families; polyethylene (PE-LD, PE-LLD, PE-HD), polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polystyrene (PS) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Together, the big five account for around 75 % of all European plastics.
22% of the components in the Airbus A380 airplanes are made from plastics.
Natural degradation of polyolefin plastics takes up to thousand years.
Conversion of polyolefin plastic wastes into high grade hydrocarbon fractions like solvents, oils and waxes, lengthen the life cycle of products manufactured from crude oil.