Michael Petzinna

Executive Director Operating Unit Coke Plant Technologies & Inorganic Acids / CEO tk Uhde Engineering Services bei ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solution

Ruhr Region

About

Executive thought leadership and high professional engineering Manager. Over 22 years of experience and expertise in the fields of plant engineering for chemical, petrochemical and gas plants. Held roles in senior management, engineering and technology, sales, marketing and project management with global responsibility . Broad experience in the creation and execution strategies, organizational structures, change management and execution excellence in a global matrix structure Successful establishment and maintenance of strong multidisciplinary international teams in Germany, America, Thailand, Mexico, Russia, China, and India Execution of several global projects in regard to quality-, cost- and time control with a contract value up to 1 billion Euro

Experience

  • CEO tkUES Gmbh at thyssenkrupp Uhde
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

  • ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solution (11 yrs 9 mos)
    • Executive Director Operating Unit Coke Plant Technologies & Inorganic Acids
      Nov 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 8 mos

    • COO thyssenkrupp Uhde Engineering Services
      Feb 2021 - Jan 2025 · 4 yrs

    • Head of Operating Unit Coke Plant & Inorganic Acids
      Oct 2016 - Nov 2020 · 4 yrs 2 mos

      Head of the Operating Unit Coke Plant Technologies. Global business responsibility for all Coke technology projects.

  • Head of Engineering Management at ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions Process Technologies
    Oct 2012 - Sep 2014 · 2 yrs

    Restructured and implemented a new engineering management department with 50 employees Implemented work processes, structures and guidlines to ensure homogeneous processing method and uniformly excellent working results Technical supervision engineering management and plant safety for the entire organization.

  • Head of Electrical Instrumentation Department at UHDE GmbH.
    Oct 2006 - Sep 2012 · 6 yrs

    Head of the Electrical and Instrumentation department in the head office with 70 employees Reorganization of the department and increase the quality and efficiency of the department. Leader of a strategic planning program for the development of a global engineering network Technical supervision for the discipline electrical and instrumentation for the entire organization. Sales and customer service.

  • Director Electrical and Instrumentation Department at Lurgi AG
    Jan 2003 - Sep 2006 · 3 yrs 9 mos

    Leader of improvement programs for reduction of the execution time for major methanol plants Participate on a program for increasing the efficiency of methanol plants. Search and implement a new CAE Tool in the organization. Technical supervision for the discipline electrical and instrumentation for the entire organization- Sales and customer service.