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Thomas Wessel

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Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) and Labor Relations Director

January 26, 1963, born in Herten, Germany

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Thomas Wessel Personalvorstand und Arbeitsdirektor der Evonik Industries AG CHRO ab 1. April zusätzlich zuständig für Infrastructure inklusive Oxeno (bisher Performance Intermediates) und die neue Funktion NextGen Technologies ----- Thomas Wessel Chief Human Resources Officer and Labor Director of Evonik Industries AG CHRO From April 1, also responsible for Infrastructure, including Oxeno (previously Performance Intermediates), and the new function NextGen Technologies

1979 - 1981Vocational training as an Industrial Clerical Officer at
Bergbau AG Lippe, Herne		 
1983 - 1985Trained as a Personnel Officer (IHK), Gelsenkirchen 
1986 - 1988Further training in Human Resources Management (VWA), Bochum 

1982 - 1988Human Resources Department, Bergbau AG Lippe, Herne
1988 - 1996Human Resources Policy Issues Department,
RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen
1997 - 2001Head of Human Resources Policy Issues Department, RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen
2001 - 2002Deputy Head of Human Resources Division and Head of Human Resources Policy/Controlling Department,
RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen
2002 - 2006Head of Human Resources Division, RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Essen
Member of the Management Board of RAG Beteiligungs-GmbH, Essen
2006 - 2009Chairman of the Management Board, RAG BILDUNG GmbH, Essen
2009 - 2011Member of the Management Board and Chief Human Resources Officer of Evonik Degussa GmbH, Essen
since September 1, 2011Chief Human Resources Officer and Labor Relations Director of Evonik Industries AG, Essen

a)Pensionskasse Degussa VVaG (Vice chair since June 28, 2024)
Vivawest GmbH
Vivawest Wohnen GmbH		 
b)Gesellschaft zur Sicherung von Bergmannswohnungen mbH 

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)

 

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