Dr. Michael Fooken Taking Over as H.C. Starck’s New Head of Research & Development

27-07-2012: On September 1, 2012, Dr. Michael Fooken will take over the research and development activities for the H.C. Starck Group in Goslar (Germany).

Dr. Fooken has extensive experience in the field of research and development in the chemical industry. Over the past 12 years, he has held various global positions within the Honeywell Group, including Head of Research for the Fine Chemicals division. Before that he spent many years in production as well as in research and development.

Dr. Fooken studied chemistry at the University of Münster (Germany) and earned his doctorate in electrochemistry in 1995. He holds more than 20 patents in the fields of energy storage materials and inorganic salts. Dr. Fooken is 47 years old, married, and has two children.

His predecessor, Dr. Gerhard Gille, is retiring on October 31, 2012.