Chief Operating Officer Advanced Technologies
November 9, 1966, born in Thann, France
| 1986-1989 | Studied Chemical Engineering, Ecole de Chimie Polymeres (ECPM), Strasbourg, France |
| 1989-1992 | PhD in Chemistry, University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France |
| 1992-1996 | Assistant Faculty of Economics, University Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany |
| 1996-1999 | Product Manager Stationary Emission Control Catalysts, Degussa AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| 1999-2001 | Business Manager Polymers, Degussa GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| 2001-2004 | Business Manager Polymers, Business Unit Catalysts & Initiators, Degussa AG, Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| 2004-2008 | Head of Sales EMEA “Aerosil & Silanes” Silanes, Degussa GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| 2008-2010 | Head of Business Unit & General Manager Mechanical Rubber Goods, Evonik Degussa GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| 2010-2011 | Head of Business Unit & General Manager Mechanical Rubber Goods, Evonik Carbon Black GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| 2011-2019 | Head of Business Line Specialty Carbon Black, Orion Engineered Carbons GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| 2019-2022 | SVP & General Manager Business Line Silica, Evonik Operations GmbH, Hanau, Germany |
| 2022-2025 | Member of the Executive Board Evonik Operations GmbH, Essen, Germany, President Specialty Additives Division |
| Since April 1, 2025 | Member of the Executive Board of Evonik Industries AG, Essen, Germany, and Member of the Executive Board of Evonik Operations GmbH, Essen, Germany |
| a) | Brenntag SE |
| b) | CPH Chemie + Papier Holding AG, Perlen, Switzerland |
a) Membership of other statutory supervisory boards
b) Membership of comparable German and foreign supervisory bodies of business enterprises pursuant to Section 125 Paragraph 1 Sentence 5 of the German Stock Corporation Act (AktG)