Franz Kraus is the Director of Public Affairs at TIPA® Corp and has been working in the public affairs arena since 1999. Previously, Franz worked for the BMW Group and two German Members of the European Parliament, before moving on to Kraft Foods and Mondelez International in 2008 to work on the environment, international trade, food and agricultural policy. Franz joined TIPA® in November 2019, where he manages Public Affairs for the Israeli start-up that produces compostable solutions for flexible packaging.