Chris Tournelle

Plant Manager - CML Europe

In his role, Chris Tournelle is responsible for all pilot plant activities including production, qualification, and maintenance. His group is very flexible, motivated, and knowledgeable, and have enjoyed many successes, and an excellent reputation for delivering bulk materials on time, and on spec. 

Chris began his career as a research and development chemist at Johnson & Johnson in Belgium. In 2005, Chris joined the ChemShop organization, and after a short period as a research and development chemist he moved on to managing ChemShop’s pilot plant where he brings significant experience in early chemical process development and process scale-up to the production environment. 

Educational Background
Graduate Chemistry, specialization Chemical Technology in 1999
Engineer Organic Chemistry in 2000