Alan Schrob
NOVA Chemicals Inc
Director of Mechanical Recycling
Alan Schrob is the Director of Mechanical Recycling at NOVA Chemicals. His role is to create and build on existing external relationships to obtain a long-term, secure, high-performing, and controllable supply of recycled polyethylene that helps NOVA Chemicals’ customers, brand owners, and retailers to meet sustainability commitments. Alan joined NOVA Chemicals in 1999 and held a number of corporate roles including Director of Purchasing, Investor Relations Manager, Manufacturing Excellence Leader and Director of Business Development. After joining the marketing organization, he was a Market Manager for both the industrial drums and caps & closures, Group Leader for NOVA Chemicals’ rigid packaging markets and consumer and industrial films, and finally Market Management Leader before assuming his current role.
Prior to joining NOVA Chemicals, Alan held positions in finance and purchasing at Huntsman Chemical Corporation. Alan holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics Old Dominion University. A strong plastics industry advocate, Alan currently leads the Communications Committee at AMERIPEN. He lives in the Pittsburgh area with his family and enjoys shuttling kids to their activities, anything outdoors and volunteering to help small start up non-profits develop and execute their strategies.