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Doug Gatlin is CEO of Green Seal, a global nonprofit organization and leading ecolabel dedicated to transforming the economy for a healthier, greener world.
A nationally recognized expert in the design, development and deployment of voluntary market transformation programs, Doug formerly held senior leadership positions with both the U.S. Green Building Council's (USGBC's) LEED Program and the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) ENERGY STAR Program. During his tenure at USGBC, he led the development of standards for existing buildings, schools, and neighborhoods; and later her ran building certification and personnel credentialing through USGBC’s sister organization, GBCI. Doug is experienced in ANSI/ISO standards development, conformity assessment and personnel certification requirements.
Doug holds a B.S. in Political Science from Duke University and an M.S. in Energy and Environmental Policy from Georgetown University.
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She is currently the Vice President of Business Development for Market Actives, the exclusive US distributor of Bitrex® Safety Technology, providing technical, sales, marketing and regulatory support to all US customers. She is responsible for the development of core Bitrex brand assets and management of high-value client relationships. She has over 11 years of experience with Market Actives. She assists clients with product development, certification, marketing, and regulatory affairs.
Kristin is earned the designation Certified Product Safety Professional (CPSP) in 2019 as a member of the Inaugural class of this new professional designation.
She is an active participant in various industry organizations and work groups, including ASTM F-1571 Subcommittee on Liquid Laundry Packets, International Consumer Product Health and Safety Organization (ICPHSO), Society of Product Safety Professionals (SPSP), National Poison Prevention Week Council and The American Cleaning Institute (ACI). With ACI, she is active on ACI’s Consumer Laundry Safety Campaign Work Group, Reputation Management Work Group and is the Chair of the Future Leaders Board.
Prior to joining Market Actives, she worked as a Certified Veterinary Technician (CVT) in emergency veterinary medicine. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Equine Science with a Pre-Vet focus from Colorado State University and an MBA and Graduate Certificate of Entrepreneurship from Keller Graduate School of Management.
SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With a network of 89,000 employees and 2,600 offices and laboratories throughout the globe, SGS offers you a truly unique service.
We can help to ensure that both the supply chain and the products that our customers buy and sell are up to standard.
To help them to meet these requirements, our experts offer a complete range of services to manufacturers, importers, exporters and retailers of the household and cleaning product industry.
Our services include:
Analytical Testing: We provide physical and chemical, microbiology, stability, in-vitro, ecotoxicology and biodegradability and toxicology testing.
Safety & Efficacy Testing: We offer clinical testing, consumer panel and home use studies, expert grading and laboratory and packaging performance.
Consultancy & Regulatory: We provide product labeling and ingredient reviews and product safety assessments. We also have Digicomply, an online regulatory solution, which provides manufactures, suppliers, and retailers access to the most up to date global legislation quickly and efficiently.
Audits: We offer a range of audit services to cover your entire value chain, from process to organization, service and systems. Our specialist audit service teams have global experience in every industry or sector, and bring global best practices into play to ensure that your processes and operations meet and exceed the market regulations and standards required.
Hal is the Vice President, Regulatory Affairs & Policy at Reckitt after serving as Senior Director of Regulatory and Government Affairs and Director of Regulatory and Government Affairs in North America for over 16 years. He spent 7 years at BF Goodrich developing and leveraging innovative polymers and technology to improve existing applications and to allow entry into new markets as their Technical Service & Application Development Group Leader. Beyond this, Hal has spent time at Procter & Gamble and Noveon in R&D and Product Development, and he graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering from Tufts University.
Elizabeth works for the Procter & Gamble global fabric care business as a Senior Communications Mangager. She started with P&G in 2011 in the Media Relations department, then moved into a Communications Manager role for Global Sustainability. In 2014, Elizabeth Led P&G's global onsite media relations strategy and execution for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. Then, worked on P&G's global Thank You Mom campaign to develop the communications strategy and execution across 35+ markets and 18+ brands for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Elizabeth holds a Masters degree in Strategic Communications from American University.
Andras has been working at Evonik (formerly Degussa) for 14 years in Richmond, Virginia in new product development and application in oleochemicals and organomodified silicones supporting home- fabric- car care and I&I.
Prior to his current employment he held various academic and industrial positions at the University of Akron, OH, at the Central Research Institute for Chemistry of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and at Capital Chemical Co. in OH.
He holds a Masters degree in chemical engineering a Doctorate degree in polymer chemistry and a Ph.D. in macromolecular science.
Beyond work and family Andras tries to find time for his hobbies which includes landscaping, baking and running.
Steve is VP of Business Development at NXTLEVVEL Biochem - a commercial scale manufacturer of next generation biomass derived chemicals, with world leading technology in bio-solvents based on levulinic acid. Steve has been involved in the specialty chemicals industry for over 30 years. During his career he has held leadership positions in Business Management, Technology Management, International Sales Development, Application Engineering, and Product Development.
He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the Missouri University of Science and Technology, and a Master of Science degree in Engineering Management from Wichita State University.
Brian T. Sansoni is the Senior Vice President of Communication, Outreach & Membership at the American Cleaning Institute. ACI is the trade association for the cleaning products industry in the United States, based in Washington D.C.
Since 2000, Mr. Sansoni has served as a spokesman for ACI and is responsible for the association’s external and internal communication activities, including media relations and promotion of the ACI’s technical, government affairs, sustainability and consumer education activities.
In 2012, he was named Vice President, Sustainability Initiatives, reflecting the work already done to build ACI’s sustainability programs that showcase how ACI members are leading the way in demonstrating sustainability every single day. This includes the 2011 release of the first-ever Sustainability Report for the U.S. cleaning products industry.
Mr. Sansoni also directs ACI’s membership development and member retention efforts.
Prior to joining ACI, Mr. Sansoni worked at the Grocery Manufacturers of America (now Grocery Manufacturers Association), the world’s largest association of food, beverage, and consumer product companies. While there, he served as Senior Manager for Public Policy Communications, working as a spokesman for association positions on issues like food biotechnology, food and product safety, obesity, and irradiation.
