Winner of the Carl Robertus Award

Introduced in 2025, the award honours the memory of Carl Robertus, a valued colleague and former Eurobitume President who dedicated his career to supporting the bitumen industry and the association’s work. Following Siobhan McKelvey, former Eurobitume Director General, who received the inaugural award in Brussels in 2025, Véronique Ducreux was  awarded in Amsterdam in October 2026.

With a PhD on polymers sciences in Physics and Chemistry at the French Institute of Petroleum, Véronique Ducreux joined ExxonMobil company in 1999 as a bitumen research engineer dedicated to bitumen emulsion. She then pursued her career in bitumen occupying various positions in the bitumen organization in sales, marketing, technical. She is currently Bitumen Technical Lead, at ETC (Product Technology Center) of North Atlantic in France, supporting the Refinery and the Sales teams.

Appointed chair of Eurobitume Technical Committee in 2022, Véronique devoted a lot of time and effort to refine and streamline EB position on number of key initiatives, helping notably to find an agreement on the new rheology-based specifications. After a prolonged mandate of 3 years, she handed over the role to Giampaolo Fenati.

Her technical expertise, her contributions to scientific studies on bitumen properties and emulsion production, and her involvement in major industry events such as the Eurasphalt & Eurobitume (E&E) Congress reflect her commitment to advancing technical knowledge and encouraging collaboration across the sector.

The Carl Robertus Award celebrates individuals whose dedication, expertise and achievements have made an exceptional impact on the bitumen industry. Véronique’s leadership within Eurobitume and her contribution to its technical work make her a worthy recipient of this recognition. We warmly congratulate Véronique.