New managerial appointments at LANXESS
Dr. Michael Gauss becomes Head of the Functional Chemicals Business Unit / Michael Kiefer takes over at Procurement
At the beginning of the new year, there will be new appointments to two key management positions in the Lanxess chemicals group. Effective January 1, 2006, Dr. Michael Gauss will become Head of the Functional Chemicals Business Unit, replacing Knut Balzer. And on February 1, Michael Kiefer will succeed Dr. Dieter Neuray as Head of the Procurement Group Function.
Dr. Michael Gauss has been Managing Director and President of the European branch of DuPont Teijin Films in Luxembourg, one of the leading manufacturers of polyester films, since 2003. The PhD chemical engineer has held various managerial positions at DuPont and Hoechst since 1984. His predecessor Knut Balzer will assume new responsibilities in the LANXESS Group.
Michael Kiefer has been Head of Procurement at BASF's Coatings Division since 1999. During his BASF career the qualified administrative assistant and business administrator majoring in logistics has held various positions in Purchasing and Logistics. The current Head of Procurement at LANXESS, Dr. Dieter Neuray, will retire on January 1, 2006. The PhD chemist has been responsible for setting up the Procurement organization in the new company. Previously he held various managerial positions in the Bayer Group.
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