MOSCOW (MRC) -- The Supervisory Board of Evonik Industries AG has resolved unanimously to end the term of office of Patrik Wohlhauser as a member of the Executive Board and Chief Operating Officer (COO), as per the company's press release.
Mr. Wohlhauser will leave the company on June 30, 2015. At the same time, Dr. Ralph Sven Kaufmann was appointed to the Executive Board of Evonik Industries AG as the company's new COO. He will take up his post on July 1, 2015.
Dr. Werner Muller, Chairman of Evonik's Supervisory Board, commented: "Mr. Wohlhauser is leaving the company on highly amicable terms. Evonik has much to thank him for. Mr. Wohlhauser played a key role in shaping our chemicals operations over many years and most recently contributed to the successful bundling of our business in the segment structure. On behalf of the Supervisory Board, I would like to thank Mr. Wohlhauser most sincerely for that. Dr. Kaufmann is a highly qualified successor who has known the company for many years as he has worked as consultant on a wide range of projects."
Patrik Wohlhauser has been a member of the Executive Board of Evonik Industries AG since April 1, 2011 and took on responsibility for the chemical operations as Chief Operating Officer on January 1, 2014.
As MRC informed before, in April 2015, Evonik Industries developed TEGO Dispers 675, which is the ideal option for solventborne direct grind colored coatings which meet the high quality requirements in coil coatings.
Evonik, the creative industrial group from Germany, is one of the world leaders in specialty chemicals. Its activities focus on the key megatrends health, nutrition, resource efficiency and globalization. Evonik benefits specifically from its innovative prowess and integrated technology platforms. Evonik is active in over 100 countries around the world. In fiscal 2014 more than 33,000 employees generated sales of around EUR12.9 billion and an operating profit (adjusted EBITDA) of about EUR1.9 billion.
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