LANXESS: Dr. Werner Breuers succeeds Dr. Ulrich Koemm on the Management Board
Born in Mönchengladbach, Breuers comes from the Basell group, where he was most recently President of Basell Polyolefins Europe, headquartered in Hoofddorp near Amsterdam. He obtained his doctorate from Aachen Technical University and began his career in 1989 in the Research and Development Division of Hoechst AG in Frankfurt. After holding a number of managerial positions at Hoechst, Breuers became Head of Sales and Marketing at Hostalen Polyethylen GmbH in 1998 and was also a member of the Board of Directors of Hostalene Polietilene Italia S.r.l. in Milan, Italy. In 1999, he joined polyethylene manufacturer Elenac GmbH of Kehl, Germany, and Strasbourg, France, as Vice President Licensing and Catalysts. A year later Elenac became part of the Basell Group.
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