PROIONIC - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Head of Operations & Sales

Bernhard Ludwig is Head of Operations & Sales at proionic GmbH. He holds a Master's degree in Process Engineering and in Energy Supply Engineering, both from the Mining University Leoben, Austria. After 2 years in Energy Consulting and 7 years as project manager in turn-key-plant projects at VTU Engineering, he joined proionic in 2018. Bernhard is responsible for the operative business.

Job Titles:

• Head of Research and Development

Markus Damm is Head of Research & Development at proionic GmbH. After completion of his master studies working on microwave chemistry, he was focusing on process intensification and the development of continuous flow processes during his time as PhD and postdoc. At proionic GmbH he is responsible for the management of R&D projects and the continuous improvement and development of high purity ionic liquid products.

Job Titles:

• Founder
• Executive Director R & D / Founder

Dr. Roland Kalb is founder and scientific-technical director of the company. After receiving a master's degree in chemistry at the University of Vienna, he worked at the Institute of Organic Chemistry and was Head of the Organic Chemistry at the ECHEM Centre of Competence for Applied Electro-chemistry. In 2003 he invented a halide free, industrial production process for ionic liquids (CBILS®-process) and set up proionic in 2004. In 2017 he obtained a doctor degree from the University of Rostock. He is the key expert in ionic liquids, with almost 20 years of practical experience in development, production and technical application of ionic liquids. Roland Kalb is inventor on numerous international patents and patent applications and a member of multiple technical advisory boards.