Fairbrics
team
Fairbrics team is a diverse and collaborative group transforming the conventional way of producing fibers. We are committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion because we believe that our differences enable us to collaborate and drive innovation as we change the world of materials and the planet.
Meet our team
Benoît Illy
CO-FOUNDER AND CEO
Benoît Illy holds an award-winning PhD in Materials Science from Imperial College London. From laboratory inception to widespread industrial, he led many eco-conscious high-tech projects.
Tawfiq Nasr Allah
CO-FOUNDER AND CTO
During his studies at Columbia University and his PhD at the French alternative energies and atomic energy commission, Tawfiq developed technologies that transform CO₂ waste into high-value compounds.
Catalysis
Tetiana Krachko
TEAM LEADER
Tetiana Krachko is an Amsterdam University PhD graduate with a strong 7 years research and industrial background in both theoretical and experimental chemistry.
Victor Baldim
R&D ENGINEER
Victor Baldim holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Campinas and has extensive experience in the fields of nanotechnology, colloids and interfaces.
Kevin Tatoueix
R&D ENGINEER
Kevin graduated from a Master’s degree in organic chemistry at Paris-Saclay University and completed a PhD at the French Atomic Energy Commission, specializing in the development of continuous flow reactions.
Fabien Sguerra
R&D ENGINEER
After a PhD in organic chemistry at the University of Strasbourg, Fabien completed his education with post doc position at CEA Saclay and Arkema.
Fatou Coundoune
LAB TECHNICIAN
Electrochemistry
Gregory Pujals
TEAM LEADER
Greg graduated from Ecole Polytechnique with a PhD in fluid mechanics. He worked as an automotive aerodynamics engineer for 7 years and 4 years in consumer electronic for acoustics and audio systems.
Ashta Ghosh
R&D ENGINEER
After receiving his PhD from the Universität Greifswald (Germany) and 6 years of postdoctoral experience, Ashta joined Fairbrics to develop heterogeneous catalysts and electrochemical processes.
Silvia Durán
R&D ENGINEER
Silvia holds a master’s in materials engineering from UIS and a PhD in electrochemistry from Polytechnique. She specialized in electrode materials during her postdoc at Faculté des Sciences – Université Paris Cité and ICGM.
Amin Asghari
R&D ENGINEER
Amin holds a Master’s in Nanomaterials Engineering and has several years of electrochemistry experience in Turkey and Canada. He developed his skills at UTT and Swan-H before joining us.
Process
Margaux Vaz
TEAM LEADER
Margaux graduated as a chemical engineer with a double master’s degree from Chimie ParisTech – PSL and IFP. She specialized in flow chemistry and worked on the optimisation of industrial batch processes.
Maan Al Jurdi
PROCESS ENGINEER
After his chemical engineering degree from Lebanon and his master’s of energy in decarbonization of fuel, Maan joined Fairbrics as part of the Master Energy program before pursuing a doctorate.
Thalia Padilla Rodriguez
CHEMICAL ENGINEER
Thalia completed her degree in Chemical Engineering at ENSIC and continued with a master’s in Energy and Processes at IFP School. She gained valuable experience at Axens.
Elmahdi Siraj
PROCESS ENGINEER
Elmahdi has a degree in Chemical Engineering from UH1-FST and a master’s in Sustainable Physicochemical Process Engineering from University Paul Sabatier. He worked at ENGIE and MAScIR in the oil and gas sectors.
New Products
Isaias Barbosa Aragao
TEAM LEADER
Isaias graduated with a master’s in homogeneous catalysis and PhD in the synthesis of novel bimetallic supported catalysts. He worked with the water-gas shift and CO oxidation reactions.
Deepak Raikwar
R&D ENGINEER
Deepak holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering and has extensive experience in heterogeneous catalysis for depolymerizing lignin to monomers. He worked at IIT Hyderabad. Then, at VITO NV and KU Leuven as a postdoc.
HR & Operations
Natacha Kam
TALENT ACQUISITION MANAGER
Natacha graduated with Masters’ degree in Human Resources Management, she has several years of HR experience within the field of biotechnology, Medtec and non-profit in different countries such as UK and other EMEA regions.
Bruno Marengo
HEAD OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS
Graduated in corporate finance and economics, Bruno has more than 10 years experience in managing complex cross-border development projects both in Asia and Europe.
Blondine Lubin
OFFICE MANAGER
With years of experience as an Office Manager in construction, cosmetics, and food industry, Blondine has honed her skills in administrative management, process implementation, and strategic support.
Gozde Oruc
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS
Gozde continues her bachelor’s degree in Management and Digital Business at IMT-BS after completing her exchange in International Business at TU Dublin.
CSR
Yasmine Abdi
CSR RESPONSIBLE
Yasmine studied chemistry in Toulouse. She specialized in the environment when she joined the Eco-Ingénierie Specialized Master’s program.
Belgium Scale Up
Frédéric Terrade
TECHNICAL LEAD
Frederik Stas
R&D CHEMIST
Frederik completed his Master’s degree in Biosystems Engineering and Management at KU Leuven. He started his journey at LyondellBasell in the field of polymers before joining us.
Joan Forcadell Ferré
JUNIOR CHEMIST
Born and raised in Barcelona, Joan moved to Belgium for his studies and graduated with a master’s in Analytical Chemistry and Environment from Universiteid Gent.
Sibrecht Cooreman
JUNIOR CHEMIST
Sibrecht graduated from a Masters’ degree in Analytical and Environmental Chemistry at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) before joining us.
Darren Halé
SENIOR TECHNICIAN
After a bachelor in chemistry at AP Hogeschool Antwerpen and a seven years experience at Eurochem, Darren brings his technical expertise to our pilot line.
Fairbrics would like to thank its previous members for their contribution:
