( AWS ). Summarising his philosophy , he says , “ We don ’ t build our own app server ; we purchase one that meets our needs . If we later want to pivot to something else , TerraCycle can just cancel the subscription .”

TerraCycle ’ s objective is a largescale transition within the philosophy of global business – training industries to no longer think about resources in terms of ‘ product ’ and ‘ waste ’, but instead finding a use for everything and removing those items which don ’ t contribute to the cycle of ‘ reduce , recycle , reuse ’. Circular economics doesn ’ t just make good ecological sense , it also makes profound business sense too , as Domokos expands upon . “ TerraCycle partners with brands like Unilever , PepsiCo or Coca-Cola and then we launch a campaign to collect a specific waste stream , such as toothpaste tubes , diapers , chips bags or drink cans . We guarantee that we

EXECUTIVE PROFILE :

237 Title : Chief Information Officer Company : TerraCycle Industry : Environmental Services Location : Hungary

Béla Domokos is the Chief Information Officer of TerraCycle . His areas of emphasis are transformation management ( both on the IT organisation ’ s and the company level ), adopting new technologies and overseeing new product launches .

In his first year in the role he has reshaped the IT department to make sure it continues to support the company ’ s rapid growth . That meant focusing on scalability and structural stability of both systems and IT processes .

Before joining TerraCycle , Béla was an IT Manager at ALDI . Prior to that he held roles at GE Capital and GE Digital . businesschief . eu