This quarter, our Meet the Team series takes us to Shanghai, China

meet the team:

Managing Director Re:Down Shanghai, China with Re:Down since 2019

His Path to Re:Down

For Max, joining Re:Down was a moment where personal values aligned with professional purpose. With a strong belief in responsible resource use, he was drawn to a role where sustainability is not an abstract goal but an everyday practice.
“Joining Re:Down felt like a natural step toward contributing to a more circular textile industry,” he says, a place where he could create tangible impact while helping shape a more responsible supply chain in China and beyond.

A Day in His Role

Max’s day begins with coordinating directly with collection partners and reviewing production progress to ensure quality standards are consistently met.
Much of his work revolves around alignment, connecting teams, solving operational questions, and planning improvements that make the system more efficient and more sustainable.
It is a role that demands clarity, operational discipline, and constant problem-solving, all in service of keeping the recycling loop functioning smoothly.

Recycled Materials, Real Purpose

Working with recycled materials gives Max a strong sense of purpose.
He sees every step, from collection to final product, as proof that business can actively reduce waste and protect natural resources.
“We are not just producing materials, we are reducing waste, protecting resources, and proving that sustainability can be built into the core of an industry.”

“For me to work with Re:Down and also our last presented product Re:Wool makes so much sense.”

Re:Down vs Re:Wool

Max views the two programs as complementary expressions of circularity.
Re:Down® focuses on post-consumer materials such as used bedding and jackets, items that have reached the end of their first life.
Re:Wool® steps in earlier in the chain, capturing wool fibres from wool yarn spinners, pre-consumer production scraps.
Each material demonstrates a different pathway for transforming “waste” into a resource, reflecting the unique characteristics and applications of down and wool.

Proud Moments

Among his achievements, one stands out: building a fully transparent recycling pipeline in China.
Max and his team worked to ensure that partners can trace recycled materials back to their origin; a process requiring collaboration, precise data management, and operational discipline.
Today, this transparency is one of the pillars that gives brands and consumers real confidence in the recycled down and wool that Re:Down and Re:Wool supply.

People & Planet

Max sees his role as closing the loop between consumption and production.
Every kilogram of recycled down or wool recovered represents resources saved, emissions avoided, and waste diverted from landfill.
“Through daily operations, the team demonstrates that circularity is not only a concept it is a functioning system that can reshape how the textile industry works”.

Beyond Work

Outside the office, Max enjoys travelling, discovering new cultures, and trying local food wherever he goes. These experiences broaden his perspective and often inspire new ideas around sustainability and innovation.

One Word & One Song

Re:Down’s plant in Shanghai, China