Rune Bakke

Board Member

Rune Bakke is a highly experienced board member of VANGEST, with almost three decades of expertise in the plastics industry. His distinguished career includes 16 years as CEO and Head of Global Sales & Engineering at forteq Group, where he led the company to become a global reference in precision plastic products.

Rune also served as Chief Operating Officer at Balda Mikron responsible for the territory of China, Malaysia and Norway from 1999 to 2004, driving operational excellence in these key markets. Before entering the plastic industry, he was for more than eight years the General Manager and President of Pronova Biopolymer, where he applied his skills in leadership, innovation, and strategic growth across the biopolymer sectors.

Throughout his career, Rune has been active in the pharmaceutical, medical, food, automotive and industrial markets.