Michael Nieuwesteeg MSc, MEng

Michael Nieuwesteeg MSc MEng (1959) is managing director of NVC Netherlands Packaging Centre. NVC (founded in 1953) is a unique association in the field of packaging, with a network of 14.000 individuals and more than 550 member companies encompassing the complete supply chain of packaged products (retail, recycling, manufacturing, packagingmaterials, machinery, design, etcetera). The NVC membership, education programme and information services offer support in sustainable packaging innovation.

Michael is a trainer for the NVC Training and Education department on sustainable innovation in packaging (NVC one-day course Sustainable Innovation in Packaging, available in Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, France and the UK) and accessible design.

Before joining the NVC (1997) Michael was business unit manager within a major medical corporation with worldwide responsibility for the development, manufacturing and sales of intracorporeal medical microsensors in cardiology, urology and neurology. He worked as a member of scientific staff in semiconductor research at a large consumer-electronics and healthcare multinational before that. After graduating in Chemistry (Utrecht University, with honours) and Chemical Engineering (Twente University) he was editor-in-chief of a monthly popular-scientific magazine in The Netherlands for two years (1984-85)