Co-founder of ILM, Martin Ricker (BSc Hons, Chemistry) has worked for many years in both the leather and media industries. He previously worked at BLC Leather Technology Centre, UK in the laboratory. He has worked-in and visited many tanneries and leather related companies, organisations and has attended many leather industry related events and exhibitions throughout the world.
For the past 20 years he has been working in the media industry, specialising in the tanning sector where he has been editor of a trade publication before co-founding ILM.
He is well known in the sector and is highly regarded as a leading industry commentator.
Since March 2016, he has also taken on the lead role, with colleagues, providing content for the daily raw materials pricing and market intelligence online platform – www.thesauerreport.com