Andreas Holt received a graduated engineer degree in plastics and processing machinery at the University of Paderborn in 1992. 

He has over 23 years experience in sales and management in the German plastic machinery and automation industry. His functional experience includes business management, strategies market and product developments and sales in markets the global extrusion, compounding and recycling industry. His technical expertise is automation, blending, conveying, mixing in both extrusion and compounding.