Ankur holds a Master’s Degree in Physics, a Ph.D. in Polymer Technology and a Post Graduate Certificate in Business Administration (Open University, UK). He joined LyondellBasell in 2007 and served as ADTS (Application Development & Technical Service) responsible for Polyethylene Film & Textile applications followed by Polybutene-1 (PB-1) Specialties. In 2019, he was designated as Business Development Manager in the Advanced Polymer Solutions (APS) division. Beginning 2023, he has been appointed as Innovation Manager (PB-1 & Catalloy) in Olefins & Polyolefins division based in Frankfurt (Germany). Prior to LyondellBasell, Ankur had R&D experience in PET business with Equipolymers GmbH.