Dr. Klaus-Jürgen Schmieder takes over the chairmanship
The new Supervisory Board of the specialty chemicals Group ALTANA AG has constituted itself subsequent to the Annual General Meeting, with Dr. Klaus-Jürgen Schmieder being elected as its new Chairman. Dr. Schmieder, a former Management Board member of L'Air Liquide S.A., had previously served as chair of ALTANA AG's Audit Committee and has been a member of the company's Supervisory Board since 2001. Dr. Monika Engel-Bader, President of Chemetall until 2011, Dr. Lothar Steinebach, a member of the Management Board of Henkel until the end of June 2012, and Dr. Antonio Trius, CEO of Cognis until 2010, were newly elected to the Supervisory Board. Ulrich Gajewiak and Susanne Klatten remain deputy chairpersons of the Supervisory Board. Dr. Lothar Steinebach was elected as new Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Dr. Fritz Fröhlich, the previous Chairman of the Supervisory Board, as well as Dr. Helmut Eschwey and Dr. Carl Voigt retired from the Supervisory Board upon the expiry of their term of office. The Supervisory Board and the Management Board would like to extend their sincere gratitude to the leaving members of the Supervisory Board for their successful work and excellent support and dedication over the past years, in particular during the realignment of the ALTANA Group into a pure specialty chemicals company.
"With the new members of ALTANA AG's Supervisory
Board, we have again attracted outstanding personalities,
both on a professional and personal level," said Dr.
Matthias L. Wolfgruber, CEO of ALTANA AG. "In its new
composition, too, the Supervisory Board will constructively
accompany and support ALTANA's growth- and
value-oriented course."
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About ALTANA:
ALTANA develops and produces high-quality, innovative
products in the specialty chemicals business. The ALTANA
Group, with headquarters in Wesel/Germany, is a genuine
"global player" with about 85% of its sales generated by
international activities. The ALTANA Group has four
divisions: BYK Additives & Instruments, ECKART Effect
Pigments, ELANTAS Electrical Insulation, and ACTEGA
Coatings & Sealants. All of these divisions occupy a
leading position in their target markets with respect to
quality, product solution expertise, innovation and
service.
ALTANA offers innovative, environmentally compatible
solutions with the matching specialty products for coating
manufactures, paint and plastics processors, the printing
and cosmetic industries, and the electrical and electronics
industry. The product range includes additives, special
coatings and adhesives, effect pigments, sealants and
compounds, impregnating resins and varnishes, and testing
and measuring instruments.
At present, the ALTANA Group has 41 production facilities
and more than 50 service and research laboratories
worldwide. Throughout the group over 5,300 people work to
ensure the success of ALTANA worldwide. In 2011, ALTANA
achieved sales of more than 1.6 billion euros. Its
impressive earning power and high growth rate make ALTANA
one of the most successful and innovative chemical groups
worldwide.
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