Novel Filter Media Technologies

Fred Lybrand joined H&V in 2017 and as Segment Lead for Liquid Filtration focuses on the needs of customers in water treatment, industrial chemicals, food and beverage, and biopharmaceuticals. Prior to joining H&V he held executive and sales leadership roles in manufacturing and finance organizations and has spent over a decade commercializing high performance porous materials. Mr. Lybrand is a graduate of the University of Virginia (BA – Biology), the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (MBA), and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder. Mr. Lybrand served on the National Science Foundation’s Committee on Forecasting Future Disruptive Technology and contributed to the consensus study “Persistent Forecasting of Disruptive Technologies” and its sequel. 

Koen is Strategic Market Manager for NatureWorks, a world-leading company that invents and manufactures high performing biopolymers and applications called Ingeo™️. Bastiaens leads the global strategy development and go-to-market planning for emerging technologies related to nonwoven applications. Sustainable filtration media is an emerging application which seeks to highlight the unique performance attributes of Ingeo™ biopolymers.

Koen joined NatureWorks in 1997 in an engineering role at their Minnesota pilot plant, being amongst the first in the industry to produce PLA (polylactic acid) on a semi-commercial scale. He has since held roles in business development, sales and brand owner engagement for NatureWorks’ various businesses. Previous to this role, Koen held engineering and management positions within Cargill’s biorefinery division.

Koen received a Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Minnesota and is located at the NatureWorks headquarters in Plymouth, Minnesota.  

Kimberley Espinosa has held roles in Engineering, Product Management, Sales and Executive Management in rolled goods and packaging manufacturing companies including WestRock (Westvaco), Pactiv, BASF and CEREX; utilizing materials including cellulose, rigid and flexible plastics and nonwovens. She has worked in global markets including Pharmaceutical, Food & Beverage, Personal Care, Specialty Chemicals and Filtration.