Winning Culture and Strong, Experienced Leadership Team
Aurora thrives on the expertise of our talented teams, delivering exceptional thermoplastic products and services. Our leadership prioritizes employees, fostering innovation and trust. Our employees embody our commitment to excellence and ensure we are our customers’ first choice in polymer solutions.
Renee Havrilla
Chief Executive Officer
Renee is CEO of Aurora Material Solutions. She has 30 years of progressive leadership experience in specialty chemicals and most recently served as the president of Aurora’s flexible compounds business segment. Prior to joining Aurora, Renee served as vice president of Monument Chemical’s solvents business. Other experience includes roles with Westlake Chemical Corporation, where she worked for 11 years; seven of them as vice president of global PVC compounds where she had full P&L responsibility for 13 global locations and provided leadership for overall strategy, sales, marketing, new product development, customer service, quality, supply chain management and plant operations. Havrilla has also served as general manager of the polyurethane spray foam business for Bayer Material Science (now Covestro).
Education
- University of Pittsburgh – Bachelor of Science, Chemistry
Mike Klein
Chief Financial Officer
Mike has been the chief financial officer at Aurora Material Solutions since 2020. He is an accomplished global financial executive with more than 30 years of experience. Previously, he was with Avery Dennison, serving as VP, global treasurer and VP, retail branding & information solutions. He began his finance career at GE, serving in multiple roles of increasing responsibility before rising to the position of optimization & control, senior finance executive at GE Energy.
Education
- University of Vermont – Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance
Matthew Kuwatch
Chief Marketing & Innovation Officer
Matthew has been with Aurora Material Solutions since 2014, becoming CMO/CINO in 2025. Before this, he served as senior vice president – marketing, innovation & business development in 2020, and vice president of marketing & business development in 2014. Matthew has a proven successful track record in business development and innovation within the polymers and specialty materials industries. Prior to joining Aurora, he was a global business director in the engineered polymers business unit at Lubrizol, and served in various roles in business development, marketing, and financial management at Lubrizol, B.F. Goodrich, and Sherwin-Williams.
Education
- Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University – Master of Business Administration, Marketing & International Management
- Kent State University – Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance
Keith Dunlap
Chief Commercial Officer
Keith joined Aurora Material Solutions in 2019 with extensive sales, marketing and management experience in the specialty material industry. He has served as chief commercial officer (CCO) since January 2025. Previously, his leadership roles included senior vice president sales and marketing at D&W Fine Pack, global commercial director and vice president sales & marketing at A. Schulman, director, sales and marketing for Kraiburg TPE and global marketing manager for GE Plastics.
Education
- Northern Illinois University – Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering
Tim Huskey
Chief Operating Officer
Tim became the chief operations officer at Aurora Material Solutions in 2022 after more than 25 years at Berry Global, Inc., a multi-billion dollar plastics packaging and engineered products company. Most recently at Berry Global, he served as the executive vice president of operations. Tim has extensive experience in domestic and international manufacturing, as well as operational excellence processes.
Education
- Georgia Institute of Technology – Bachelor of Arts, Chemical Engineering
Pratik Shah
President of ETP
Pratik Shah joined Aurora Material Solutions in early 2025 as president of engineered thermoplastics (ETP). He has broad experience in growing polymer-based materials businesses, including ETPs and performance elastomers. Previously, Pratik worked at Teknor Apex Company, where he served as vice president and business manager of its engineering plastics and elastomers (EP&E) business unit. His career also includes key roles at NYCOA, LyondellBasell, Arkema Inc. and EMS Chemie.
Education
- University of Massachusetts Lowell – Master of Science, Plastics Engineering
- University of Mumbai – B. Tech., Polymer Engineering
Scott Hornsby
Vice President – Human Resources
Scott has served as vice president of human resources at Aurora since 2018. With over 38 years of HR leadership experience, he has successfully led organizational transformations, multiple acquisitions, and built high-performing teams globally. Before joining Aurora, Scott was vice president of HR for Avery Dennison’s materials business in North America.
Education
- Vlerick Business School – Master of Business Administration, International Executive Masters of Business Administration
- Georgia State University – Bachelor of Science, Human Resources Development
Bill Trask
Director of Strategic Sourcing
Bill became the director of strategic sourcing at Aurora Material Solutions in 2014. He has more than 20 years of strategic sourcing across a range of industries. Prior to Aurora, he was a sourcing manager – chemicals, resin, steel and packaging at Associated Materials. He has also held key sourcing roles at Beech-Nut Nutrition Corporation, Nestle USA and Pressco Technology.
Education
- Bowling Green State University – Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Purchasing/Supply Chain & Production/Operation Management