Board of Management
Robert J. Koehler
Chairman/Chief Executive Officer
Responsibilities
- Corporate Development
- Corporate Communication
- Internal Revision
- Legal
- Management Development
- Asia
External board memberships:
- Benteler AG1, Paderborn, Germany
- Demag Cranes AG, Düsseldorf, Germany
- Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg, Germany
- Klöckner & Co. SE, Duisburg, Germany
- LANXESS AG, Leverkusen, Germany
Internal board memberships:
- SGL CARBON S.p.A., Lainate (Mi), Italy
- SGL CARBON SDN BHD, Banting, Malaysia
- SGL CARBON S.A., La Coruña, Spain
Curriculum Vitae
Date/Place of Birth: 1949 in Munich, Germany
Studies: Business Administration, Mainz and Frankfurt, Germany
Professional Development:
- Head of Corporate Planning, Hoechst AG, Germany
- President of Hoechst Colombiana S.A., Colombia
- Head of Industrial Division and Member of the space Management Committee, Hoechst UK Ltd., United Kingdom
- Head of Chemical Division, Hoechst UK Ltd., United Kindom
- Product Manager Organic Chemicals, Hoechst AG, Germany
Theodore H. Breyer
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Responsibilities
- Carbon Fibers & Composites
- Engineering
- Corporate Security and Environmental Protection, Safety and Health at work, Technical Audits
- Purchasing
- North and South America
Internal board memberships:
- Brembo SGL CARBON Ceramic Brakes S.p.A., Milano, Italy
- HITCO CARBON COMPOSITES Inc.1, Gardena, USA
- SGL CARBON LLC, Charlotte, USA
Curriculum Vitae
Date/Place of Birth: 1948 in New York, N.Y., USA
Studies: Chemistry and Business Administration, New York, N.Y., USA
Professional Development:
- Head of Carbon and Graphite North America, SGL CARBON Corp./USA
- Internal Consulting, SGL CARBON AG
- Vice President and General Manager, Bulk Pharmaceutical Products, Hoechst Celanese Corp./USA
- Several positions Caltex Petroleum Corp., New York, Bahrain, Kenya, South Africa
Juergen Muth
Chief Financial Officer
Responsibilities
- Group Controlling
- Group Treasury
- Group Accounting
- Financial Reporting
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
- Taxes
Internal board memberships:
- SGL CARBON GmbH1, Meitingen, Germany
- SGL CARBON Holding S.L., La Coruna, Spain
Curriculum Vitae
Date/Place of Birth: 1957 in Düsseldorf, Germany
Studies: Business Administration, Cologne, Germany
Professional Development:
- Vice President Controlling & Business Administration
Business Unit Graphite Materials & Systems, SGL CARBON GmbH, Wiesbaden, Germany - Managing Director Finance & Controlling (CFO), Trevira Holding GmbH and Trevira GmbH, Hattersheim/Main, Germany
- Corporate Services Manager, Member of the Executive Committee, Dystar Textilfarben GmbH & Co. KG, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
- Social Policy Manager in Human Resources, Hoechst AG, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
- Division Manager for Finance & Accounting, Hoechst AG, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
- Finance & Accounting, Rheinbraun AG, Cologne, Germany
Armin Bruch
Responsibilities
- Performance Products
- SGL Excellence
- Europe and Russia
- Corporate Marketing & Advertising
External board memberships:
- SKW Stahl-Metallurgie Holding AG, Munich
Internal board memberships:
- SGL CARBON Polska S.A., Raciborz, Poland
- SGL CARBON SDN BHD, Banting, Malaysia
- SGL Tokai CARBON Ltd.1, Shanghai, China
- SGL CARBON Asia-Pacific SDN BHD, Banting, Malaysia
- SGL CARBON DO Brasil LTDA, São Paolo, Brasil1
Curriculum Vitae
Date/Place of Birth: 1953 in Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Studies: Business Administration, Mainz, Germany
Professional Development:
- Chairman Business Unit Performance Products, SGL CARBON GmbH Wiesbaden, Germany
- Vice President Commercial, BU PP, SGL CARBON GmbH, Wiesbaden, Germany
- Vice President Business Line Acetly Derivate and Polyole, Celanese Frankfurt/Dallas, Germany/USA
- Vice President Business Line Oxo Produkte, Hoechst Celanese Chemicals Frankfurt, Germany
- General Marketing Manager Solvents, Hoechst Celanese Dallas, USA
- Marketing Manager Electronic Chemicals, Hoechst AG Frankfurt, Germany
- Marketing Research Manager Chemicals, Hoechst UK, Hounslow, United Kingdom
- Several Positions in Marketing Chemicals, Hoechst AG, Frankfurt, Germany
Dr. Gerd Wingefeld
Responsibilities
- Graphite Materials & Systems
- Technology & Innovation
Internal board memberships:
- SGL Tokai Process Technology Pte. Ltd., Singapore1
- SGL Quanhai CARBON (Shanxi) Co., Ltd., Shanxi Province1, China
- SGL CARBON Far East Ltd., Shanghai, China
- SGL CARBON Japan Ltd., Tokyo1
Curriculum Vitae
Date/Place of Birth: 1958 in Gießen, Germany
Studies: Chemistry, Gießen, Germany
Professional Development:
- Chairman Business Unit Graphite Materials & Systems, SGL CARBON GmbH, Wiesbaden
- Chairman Business Line Graphite Specialties, SGL CARBON GmbH, Wiesbaden, Germany
- Vice President Machining Graphite Specialties, SGL CARBON GmbH, Wiesbaden, Germany
- Director for Operations & Technology Oxo Products, Celanese AG, Frankfurt, Germany
- Head of R & D BU Inorganic Chemicals, Hoechst AG, Frankfurt, Germany
- Several Positions in R & D and Staff Functions, Hoechst AG, Frankfurt, Germany
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