Tjerk Kuhlemann is managing director of REMONDIS PET Recycling and responsible for three plants and their material flows. He started his career with REMONDIS in 2017 as a project manager and set up two plastics recycling plants. During his studies, he already focussed on the subject of raw material shortages and was appointed a member of the management board in 2021. He is committed to a sustainable rPET supply in Europe and partnerships that promote a European circular economy. Tjerk holds a master’s degree in industrial engineering. He lives with his family in Essen.