Overview
Johan Bonner is based in Gent, where he is co-founder of Material Mastery, a role he has held since April 2021. He co-founded return2sender in November 2024, has owned icefish since October 2005, and has been a guest lecturer at KULAK since 2011.
From May 2016 to April 2022 he was interim manager at SQUID, and between March 2007 and May 2016 he was a partner at Pars Pro Toto, working in client acquisition, strategic design consultancy and service design. He was Chief Sand Officer at QUUT from June 2012 to April 2016 and a design coach at Humin (1+2) from 2009 to 2013. His teaching also included Vlerick Business School from 2013 to May 2020, Hogeschool Gent from September 2012 to May 2020, Howest - PIH from 2006 to 2011 and HA dept. Productontwikkeling from 2006 to 2007.
Earlier, he held various management positions at Samsonite from 2000 to 2005, was development manager at PME Europe and a project manager at Minds. He studied integrated product development at Hogeschool Antwerpen and took master's degrees in marketing management and high tech marketing at Vlerick Business School.
Career history
In the news
- When it comes to safe transport packaging, ISTA - International Safe Transit Association brings together some of the worlds leading experts. Now imagine being invited to stand in front of that audience and challenge the way we've been securing pallets for decades. Exciting? Absolutely. Intimidating? A little more than Id like to admit. 😅But what an experience!I came to Amsterdam to share what we've learned developing ELVIS. I left with fresh insights, great conversations and even more confidence that reusable load security
- Back in the warehouse, testing how ELVIS can stabilise yet another type of load. Funny how things come full circle. As a student, I spent many months earning money making wooden cable drums just like these. Today, I’m back — trying to make their transport safer and reusable. 🙂 #return2sender #LoadSecurity #ReusablePackaging #CircularLogistics #Innovation
- Faster than expected, we can share our experience with specialists in the field of transport packaging and load security. #biggerimpact
- Dank aan alle standbezoekers en het Easyfairs Belgium team om van Empack Belgium weeral een succes te maken.
- Go! We zijn vertrokken. Kom ons bezoeken op Empack Gent op stand 1137!
- Next week, we’re launching something new. Come and discover our latest innovations in Ghent. Want to help us spread the word? -> Just leave a reaction on this post. It helps us reach more companies that are looking to reduce packaging costs, prevent transport damage and cut CO₂ emissions. One small click with a possible big impact. #thanks
- This is nuts! We are very close to winning a real precious metal nut in the packaging Olympics organized by NVC Packaging Centre. #fingercrossed
- Een van de allerleukste dingen aan ondernemen? Iets zien groeien waarvan je ooit alleen maar dacht: “Dit zou toch beter moeten kunnen?” Van idee naar prototype -> naar klant -> naar steeds grotere toepassingen. Dat blijft bijzonder om mee te maken. #samenmakenwedetransitiewaar
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