Public Affairs
Chinese company held to account – Illicit reproductions confiscated
ContiTech has achieved a further victory in the fight against product forgeries: The company managed to prove that a large Chinese manufacturer had produced fake ContiTech drive belts. "This is a major step in the prosecution of illicit reproduction cases, since it was the first time that we were able to determine the manufacturer directly. Often, only the dealers and importers are held to...
Dr. Marijn E. Dekkers to be new CEO of Bayer from October 1st, 2010
Werner Wenning (62), Bayer AG CEO since 2002, is to extend his contract of service by eight months to September 30th, 2010, a few weeks before his 64th birthday. In its meeting in September, Bayer's Supervisory Board appointed Netherlands-born Dr. Marijn E. Dekkers (51), currently President and CEO of U.S. laboratory equipment manufacturer Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., to succeed Wenning as...
Parker board elects Kurt Keller as Corporate Vice President and President of the Seal Group
The Board of Directors of Cleveland-based Parker Hannifin Corporation elected Kurt Keller, age 51, as Vice President and President - Seal Group. Mr. Keller succeeds Heinz Droxner, who recently announced plans to retire effective September 30th, 2009 after more than 36 years of dedicated service to the global leader in motion and control technologies.Kurt Keller began his career with Parker in...
NEWS
Personnel changes at BASFEffective November 1st, 2009, Saori Dubourg (38) will be appointed new head of BASF's division Regional Functions & Country Management Asia Pacific based in Hong Kong. The current division president, Dr. Tilman Krauch (47), will assume responsibility for BASF's Construction Chemicals division as of the same date. Dr. Bernhard Hofmann (57), who was previously...
