Our Team

Naturbeads team members are passionate about technology and the environment. We believe that global warming and plastic pollution need hard tech innovations and our scientists and engineers are committed to accelerate the scale up of our sustainable solutions

Olivia Walker

Editor in Chief

Dan Mitchell

Assistant Manager

Noah Patterson

Programming Editor

Tess Anderson

Art Director

CEO

Giovanna Laudisio

Giovanna has 25 years of experience in R&D, Innovation Management and technology commercialization

CTO

Davide Mattia

Davide is an expert in membrane science and technology and developed the original technology behind Naturbeads

Chief Commercial Officer

Giuseppe Santoro

A veteran professional in chemical industry Giuseppe will drive Naturbeads commercial success.

Chairman

David Robertson

David has 40 years' experience working in process technology development and business for major corporations (BP) and startups (Enough) driving growth and sustainability

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Project Manager

Saverio Gargano

Saverio is an experienced project manager and will be responsible for the construction of our first production plant.

Senior Engineer

Giuseppina Tufano

Giusy is driving process innovation, safety and efficiency within the company’s operations and across the technology scale-up phases.

Senior Scientist

Muhammad Kamran

Kamran brings a diverse experience in the fields of bio-based polymer synthesis, chemical modifications, and catalysis.

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Senior Scientist

William Facchinatto

William is a cellulose expert with a strong background in polymer chemistry, microspheres and microcapsules synthesis.

Junior Scientist

Katie Barnard

Katie has an MSc in biotechnology and her research focuses on product optimization for biocatalysis applications

Junior Scientist

Ferdinando Radice

Ferdinando has an MSc in Industrial Biotechnology and is exploring applications such as the use of cellulose microspheres as microcarriers for the cultured meat industry.

Senior Technician

Jason Parsons

Jason is an experienced R&D and manufacturing technician with 32 years experience in DuPont and 4 years working in Naturbeads

Chemist

Gabriel Perez Perez

Gabriel is a dedicated chemist focused on production and process optimization

Chemist

Seth Govinda-Bestwick

Seth has an MSc in Chemistry and a strong passion for materials chemistry and sustainability.

Advisor

Roger Whorrod

Roger is a successful entrepreneur, businessman and philanthropist