Profile

• Stephen is a bilingual experienced business leader with the vision to effectively execute in a variety of technical domains.

• He has a successful entrepreneurial background in the R&D, global marketing and commercialization of high‑performance innovative products.

• He is a proven conceptual brand and product platform strategist across diverse markets and a strong team builder.

• Stephen has demonstrated that collaboration with internal and external resources leads to effective and sustainable solution implementation.

Professional Background

• Stephen was the CEO of Phoenix Innovation Technology, a start‑up that has developed a new globally patented eco-effective rubber regeneration technology using recycled tires as feed-stock and allowing devulcanized rubber to be included in rubber and TPE compounds.

• Prior to the above, he was the Director of R&D and Product management at Field Turf, the dominant market leader in artificial turf.

• Previously, Stephen was the Business Unit Director - Skates/Helmets and the Director of Technical Services at Reebok | CCM.

• Additionally, he was the Bauer Brand Director for Skates/Helmets at Bauer Nike Hockey.

• Finally, Stephen worked on various IT projects delivered on-time and under budget.

Education