Hofheim am Taunus, Hesse, Germany
Head Specialty business segment within Business Unit Pigments. Covering diverse markets: agricultural/seeds, household & consumer care products, aluminium, fibers, latex, stationery and ink and other industries
Responsible for business in the area of Non-Impact Printing covering inkjet, toner and color filter technologies. Business driven by major OEM's, with geographical focus on Japan, US and Europe. Key account role with top tier global OEM's
Reporting to the Vice President Sales & Marketing Plastics Business - Sales with P&L responsibility for the global key account activities of BU Plastics covering complete product portfolio of pigments, dyes, polymer additives, waxes/lubricants, flame retardants and optical brightners. Focused on Europe and North America. - Functional leadership of the Key Account commercial and technical resources.
Reporting to Business Head Masterbatch & Compounding - developed business segment strategy for international and major accounts - concepts and system solutions and their commercialization. - Resource and budget planning - market analysis and competitive intelligence
reporting to Global Marketing Manager Flame Retardants, BU Additives - Responsible for business development of Exolit halogen-free flame retardant business start up project. - Initiated back selling activities with electronic OEM's (Nokia, Fujitsu, Sony).
Various sales & marketing roles in : Fine Chemicals for Pharmaceuticals/ Agrochemicals, hydrogenation catalysts for oil & fat, resins