Ticona, one of the world's leading suppliers of engineering
plastics, has
appointed Stefan Sommer Chief Operating Officer.
Frankfurt/Summit, Jan. 12, 2001
Sommer is a member of Ticona's Executive Committee (EC) and
reports to Edward Muñoz, Ticona Chief Executive Officer and Celanese
AG Board Member. The EC consists of Muñoz, Sommer, Ben Catanzaro
(VP Business Development), and Klaus Goertz (Chief Financial Officer).
Sommer will head Ticona's Operating Committee (OC) which includes
the leaders of Ticona's business lines and other key functions and is
responsible for the management of Ticona's operations.
Sommer joined Hoechst AG in 1988 as a product manager in the
former
chemicals division. In 1991 he joined the management
consulting company, Arthur D. Little in Munich, and returned to Hoechst
in 1997 to work in corporate strategy and mergers and acquisitions.
Sommer joined Ticona's executive management team in 1999. In
2000, he became Executive Vice President responsible for the
company's core and growth businesses as well as global marketing &
sales.