Scott Thomson became CEO of Actylis in June 2024. Previously, he served as CEO of SPI Pharma and spent 29 years at BASF in senior roles, including Senior Vice President for North America Care Chemicals and Global Pharmaceutical Solutions. His extensive experience includes leadership in sales, marketing, innovation, and operational management across personal care, pharmaceuticals, and industrial markets. Scott has split his time between the US and Europe, reflecting his global expertise. He holds an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Lauren Seufert joined Actylis in September 2024 as Chief Strategy Officer and is based in Basel, Switzerland. She comes to Actylis with a global business background in the specialty and industrial chemicals industry including roles in Marketing, NBD, Strategy, Procurement, Sales, and Business Management for companies including BASF, Nalco and Ashland in both the US and Europe. In addition to her corporate leadership background, Lauren founded her own international company in 2018, where she was an executive coach and transformation consultant for leaders and their global organizations. Her client base included those focusing primarily on the Chemical, Pharma, Engineering, Tech and Life Sciences industries in US, Europe, and Asia Pacific. Lauren holds an MBA from Seton Hall University, a B.S. Chemical Engineering from the University of Virginia. In addition, she is certified as an ICF (PCC) Coach and Prosci Change Practitioner.

Damien is President, Global Life Sciences at Actylis, where he leads the company’s global growth strategy and expansion across the key Life Science markets. He brings extensive operational and commercial expertise, with a strong track record of driving transformation. He has held key leadership roles at Actylis, including SVP & COO where he oversaw global operations and cross functional alignment prior to moving to his current role in 2024. Damien joined Actylis in 2021 following its acquisition of A&C, a global GMP manufacturer of excipients, buffers, and process solutions. As VP & COO and later President of A&C, he was instrumental in driving its global growth and led the successful integration into Actylis. Earlier in his career he spent over a decade in the Merchant Navy and Oil & Gas sector and served as Chief Engineer with OOCL. He graduated from CIT (MTU) in Marine & Plant Engineering, earned his Chief Engineer license at the National Maritime College of Ireland and has completed executive programs at McGill Executive Institute and Harvard Business School.

Varun joined Actylis in November 2020 and oversees Actylis procurement organization including sourcing offices in India and China. He comes to Actylis with a varied background including Engineering, Marketing, Strategy, Procurement, Sales, and General business management for firms such as Cummins, ArvinMeritor and Actuant in both the US and India. Varun co-founded and directed Radeo Engineered Components immediately prior to joining Actylis. Varun holds a BS in Mathematics & Physics from Elon University and a master’s in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State University.

Trae Etre is a highly strategic and commercially focused Finance Executive and CPA, known for delivering consistent value creation through financial strategy, operational excellence, and complex M&A execution within the global specialty distribution and chemicals sector. He is a trusted business partner with a proven acumen for optimizing growth, operating margins, network capital, and cash flow. In his role as Chief Financial Officer, Americas Region for Azelis Americas (a subsidiary of the publicly listed global distributor, Azelis Group, NV), Trae played a central role in a transformative 5-year period of expansion. He helped drive 12% CAGR in top-line growth and achieved 165% operating EBITA expansion, simultaneously spearheading margin initiatives that grew EBITA margins to 12.7%. An expert in M&A and integration, Trae has led or played a central role in 10 acquisitions over his career, including 7 strategic deals at Azelis Americas that expanded the business into LATAM and totaled $484M in revenues. He effectively steered the region through multiple changes in private equity ownership and the company's successful 2021 IPO. Furthermore, Trae has driven significant operational and digital transformation, successfully managing the centralization of the North America Finance function into a shared services center, standardizing processes, and co-leading a major MS D365 ERP and CRM implementation to maximize operating efficiencies.