Awards & Recognition
★President of German Chemical Industry Association (VCI) - elected 2022, re-elected 2024
★President of PlasticsEurope (European plastics manufacturers association)
★Vice-President of German Association of Chemical Industries
★Member of European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) board
★Chairman of SusChem European Technology Platform for Sustainable Chemistry
★Favikon Authenticity Score of 100
Notable Facts
→CEO of Covestro AG since June 2018, one of world's largest polymer companies with €14.2B sales
→Born 1970 in Geilenkirchen, Germany, holds PhD in chemistry from ETH Zurich
→President of German Chemical Industry Association representing 1,700 companies
→President of PlasticsEurope association covering 90% of EU polymer production
→LinkedIn following of nearly 40,000 with top 3% influence score in Germany
→World Economic Forum Agenda Contributor focusing on sustainability
→Announced he will step down from CEO role in May 2028