Christian Kohlpaintner, born 1963, joins Clariant from “Chemische Fabrik Budenheim”, Germany, one of the world’s leading suppliers of specialty phosphates and phosphoric acid, where he served as CEO and Chairman of the Managing Board. Prior to this he held various challenging management positions in R&D, Operations, Marketing and Supply Chain in Europe and the US for Celanese and Hoechst. He holds a PhD in chemistry from the “Technische Universität München”, Germany. Clariant’s CEO Hariolf Kottmann commented: “I am pleased by Christian Kohlpaintner’s decision to join Clariant. He brings with him an excellent track record and a deep understanding of the chemical industry.”
After long and successful careers with Clariant, Executive Committee members Dominik von Bertrab, responsible for the Masterbatches and Pigments & Additives Divisions, and Siegfried Fischer, responsible for the Functional Chemicals Division, have decided to leave Clariant to pursue other opportunities. “I want to thank Dominik and Siegfried for their commitment and dedication during their stay with our company, in particular for their contributions to the restructuring of Clariant, which started 12 months ago, and for their support in designing and implementing the new BU organization”, said Hariolf Kottmann. “I wish the two gentlemen all the best for the future”.
Until Clariant’s new structure becomes effective on January 1, 2010, Christian Kohlpaintner will assume responsibility for the Masterbatches and Functional Chemicals Divisions, as well as for Group Technology. Mathias Lütgendorf will be in charge of the Pigments & Additives Division and for Procurement and Supply Chain Management, in addition to his responsibility for the Textiles, Leather and Paper Business Units. Roles and responsibilities within the Executive Committee as of January 1, 2010 will be announced in due course.
| Arnd Wagner +41 61 469 61 58 arnd.wagner@clariant.com Nigel Thornton + 41 61 469 67 43 nigel.thornton@clariant.com | Ulrich Steiner +41 61 469 67 45 ulrich.steiner@clariant.com |
