2021 Rising Stars: Hassan Riaz
Technical Service Specialist, Nova Chemicals Corp.
Born in Lahore, Pakistan, Hassan Riaz and his family moved to Canada when he was 2 years old. He graduated from the University of Waterloo with a bachelor s degree in chemical engineering and started working for Calgary, Alberta-based polyethylene maker Nova Chemicals Corp. in 2018 as a technical service specialist.
Riaz is a member of the Association of Rotomolders, Industrial Packaging Alliance of North America and subcommittees, Rigid Intermediate Bulk Container Association and Plastic Drum Institute. He has been a panelist and presenter at ARM s regional and annual meetings.
He said speaking at his first ARM conference in 2019 has been his greatest accomplishment. He attended his first ARM conference in Montreal when he was just out of school and working for Nova for five months and watched his co-worker and mentor present to more than 300 molders.
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