Meet the Team

He joined Manali Petrochemicals in 2015 as Business Development Manager. Subsequently he was deputed in Notedome,UK after it was acquired by MPL in 2017.Guru spent a year in Notedome learning all aspects of the business.

Once he acquired a thorough understanding about castable polyurethane elastomers he returned to India in 2018 to replicate the UK manufacturing and sales facility, with Notedome India.
He led the sales development of Notedome India’s castable elastomer systems in applications that include abrasion-resistant coatings for the mining industry, specialised material-handling rollers used in steel & paper mills and moulding automotive components.

In January 2023, Guru was appointed Managing Director of Notedome Ltd.

Shaun adds "I have always enjoyed working with polyurethanes. The diversity of applications and markets keeps things interesting plus you get to meet people from all walks of life"

He enjoys spending time with his family and as well as being a competitive golfer and QPR fan relaxes through reading and walking.

He will be leading the Notedome sales team in Europe and collaborating with their existing partners to increase the wide use of NEUTHANE prepolymers and systems across a comprehensive range of industrial sectors.

Portuguese-born, Victor has spent most of his commercial life in Europe and lives in Hamburg with his family; he is fluent in German, Portuguese and English and has a basic knowledge of both Spanish and French languages.

With more than 25 years of international sales and ‘business-to-business’ experience in the technical polyurethane elastomers and chemical products industry, Victor also has considerable experience in sales and distribution, including positions for many years at both COIM and Chemtura as their Regional Sales Manager, and at Lehmann & Voss as their Polyurethane Group Manager.

Victor enjoys having family time, watching football – and supporting his favourite team - Benfica Lisbon.

Chris has over 40 years in technical departments of the elastomer industry including Dunlop,  Baxenden, Marconi, and Uniroyal.

Notedome’s and Chris's philosophy is straightforward: “ Clear definition of the opportunity and the requirements is needed - then we can select the right product and define the technical challenge.
We then decide what approach to take and "what to do"- that comes with years of experience - the fun then starts in testing, validation of ideas, and implementation.”

Chris lists his hobbies as - gardening, walking and camping.
“We all want quiet. We all need space. Unless we have it, we cannot reach that sense of quiet in which whispers of better things come to us gently”.

Marjorie has always covered the technical side of polyurethanes with an emphasis on research and development of new products, reformulation of products to achieve customer’s requirements; quality control in raw materials and final products following established standards and procedures.

She reflects "The challenge of this position is to understand the customer needs and to be able to offer a high quality and performance product to satisfy their application".

"I enjoy travelling to new places, playing tennis and going to the cinema in my spare time".

A familiar name to our customers, Chris, looks after both sales and order administration, and loves spending time with the family especially when camping, and is a keen reader when time allows.

Hobbies include reading (when time allows), camping – and her family.

A Seasoned Cost and Management Accountant with a decade of experience in Finance, Tax and Corporate Compliance.

Bala was born and studied in India. He has an extensive experience in managing finance, reporting, and controlling for listed companies. He has been associated with the group since 2016 and has worked in various roles across the group companies.

In his last role with the group, Bala was responsible for overseeing corporate finance, product costing, management information reporting, taxation, and forecasting. He also has experience in handling finance-related functions such as MIS, corporate restructuring, make or buy decisions, group consolidation, debt monitoring and reduction, project accounting, overseas finance, tax planning, and reporting.

With his overall experience and strong understanding of financial management, with expertise in various areas such as product costing, taxation, and forecasting, he moved to UK to handle the group’s overseas companies.

It's interesting to know that apart from his professional work, Bala is also keen on reading and writing thriller stories. And playing analytical and problem-solving games. Bala used to play cricket during his college days and is a fan of MS Dhoni.