We are an international team of scalemakers and pioneers, together on a quest to drive the great textile shift
Get to know our team of scalemakers
Leigh Dement, Chemist
Leigh Dement didn’t need to travel far to find her dream job. Born and raised in North Carolina, the newly minted lab chemist joins Syre’s rapidly expanding research and development team in Mebane. Her mission? To break up the chains holding end-of-use polyester textiles together.
Simran Vadher, Sustainability Analyst
With fresh perspectives from KTH Royal Institute of Technology and the startup scene, Simran Vadher joins Syre to develop our Life Cycle Assessment. To mark her transition into the team, we asked her to donate one cherished, yet end-of-life, garment to the textile shift.
Camilla Skjønning Jørgensen – Commercial Development Director
Meet Camilla Skjønning Jørgensen, a well-known profile in the fashion industry and a true global leader within sustainability. After more than 20 years of driving industry leading sustainability and circularity strategies at Bestseller, Camilla has joined Syre as our Commercial Development Director.
Mia Hemmingson, Chief Strategy Officer
Meet one of the key team members who has been with us from the start – our Chief Strategy Officer, Mia Hemmingson. With a broad background from McKinsey and as COO in several scale-ups, deep insights from the fashion segment as CEO at Rodebjer, extensive board experience across industries, and a strong passion for driving true green transformation, Mia now leads the strategy work at Syre.
Jad Finck – Chief Commerical Officer
Meet Jad Finck – Syre’s Chief Commercial Officer. As a global pioneer within sustainability and one of the early team members of Allbirds, Jad brings tons of expertise, experience, and energy to the Syre team and mission.
Susanna Campbell – Chair & Co-founder
She’s been with us from the very beginning – meet our Chair & Co-founder Susanna Campbell. Susanna is a highly experienced business builder, investor and board professional, in the past years focusing her time on the green investment space and currently holding board positions in two of Vargas’ other investments: Stegra and Northvolt.
Dennis Nobelius – CEO
Meet the very first employee of Syre – our CEO Dennis Nobelius. Dennis is a global profile and business leader with extensive experience from the automotive industry and pioneering green transformation, most recently from premium electric car brand Polestar. Two weeks after the public launch of Syre we asked Dennis a few questions.
Interested in joining the great textile shift?
We are building an impact company with green transition at its core – for our customers, partners, investors, and most of all, for our planet.
Care to join our quest? Check out our open positions or connect with us.
A global company with a Swedish soul
Currently, you find our offices in Stockholm (Sweden) and North Carolina (USA). In the coming years, we will expand rapidly across the globe.