Peter Vanacker

President & CEO
Neste Corporation

Peter Vanacker is the President and CEO of Neste, a company which creates solutions for combating climate change and accelerating a shift to a circular economy. Neste refines waste, residues and innovative raw materials into renewable fuels and sustainable feedstock for plastics and other materials. The company is the world's leading producer of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, developing chemical recycling to combat the plastic waste challenge.

Peter Vanacker is passionate about sustainability, renewable solutions and the circular economy. Neste's company purpose, "Creating a Healthier Planet for our Children", is his driving force. With a background in the Polymers and Chemicals industry, Peter Vanacker has proven expertise and a record of performance in company transformation, high growth and mature businesses.

Before joining Neste in 2018, he had an extensive career in various CEO and leadership positions in companies such as Bayer, Treofan and CABB Group GmbH in Belgium, Germany, Japan, China, Brazil and the United States. Peter Vanacker is also a Member of the Supervisory Board at Symrise AG and the Chair of the Advisory Board of the European Institute for Industrial Leadership.