Carlos Richer’s Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION:

  • Chemical Engineer, ITESM, Monterrey, 1974-1978 (Graduated with Honors).
  • Master’s in Mechanical Engineering (M.S.), University of Wisconsin, 1978-1980.
  • Ph.D. (not completed, completed 54 of 72 credits), University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1980-1982.
  • Graduate Studies: Business Administration, ITESM, Monterrey, 1984-1986.
  • Total Quality Management Graduate, The Quality College, Crosby, 1989.
  • Business Administration, IPADE, 1992-1993.
  • Case Studies in Business, IPADE Monterrey, 1993-1999 (AD-2) and 2001-2004 (AD-1).
  • Graduated from the “Family Business Program,” IPADE-BBVA, Sep 2006.
  • Graduated from the Innovation and New Technologies Program, ADIT-IPADE, 2008-2009.

WORK:

  • 35 years of experience in the manufacture of disposable diapers.
  • Produced the Best Mexican diaper: “Revista del Consumidor,” August 1997.
  • Responsible for the first degradable diaper in the world, March 2000.
  • First diaper company in the world to get the ISO 9001 version 2000, December 2000.
  • Several patents in the area of diaper degradability and elasticized diapers.
  • Several pending patents in the area of diaper diuresis and urine extraction by capillarity.
  • Minority partner of Medisens, owner of the Abena-Nova smart diaper technology, 2018-present.

RELATED ACTIVITIES:

  • President of Richer Investment, Diaper Consulting Company, April 2005 to present.
  • Opened a Diaper Testing Laboratory in Houston, August 2017 to present.
  • Guest Speaker at various conferences globally from 2000 to 2019.
  • Responsible for organizing INDA`s Diaper Workshop at Hygienix conferences from 2013 to 2019.
  • Guest Speaker at various Asia Disposable Hygiene Products Forums and China Hygiene Products Summit.
  • Guest Speaker at Nonwoven Sustainability Summit, Singapore, March 2018.
  • Moderator and member of the organization committee for OutlookPlus 2019, Sao Paolo.
  • Member of TAPPI´s committee for Global Wipes, Nov 2020 to present.

OTHER ACTIVITIES AND SOCIAL MEDIA:

  • Audited many diaper companies worldwide.
  • Active clients in 30 countries including Diaper Factories, OEM`s, RM Suppliers, Law firms, and Inventors.
  • Owner of The Disposable Diaper Network Group and the Feminine Care Products Network on LinkedIn.

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