Cosimo Carfagna joined SACO AEI Polymers in 2013 as global business development manager in the additives area. The main focus of his position is on business development with functional additives, flame retardants, masterbatches and customized specialty solutions to compounders and converters. He previously worked for global polymer and additive manufacturers in various assignments in Italy, the Netherlands and the United States. Cosimo studied chemical engineering and graduated from Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II in Naples, Italy. Later, he held post-doctorate assignments at the University of Naples, University of Salerno and Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH before joining the polymer industry.