New CFO at Lanxess
4 February 2011Matthias Zachert, member of the Board of Management and Chief Financial Officer of Lanxess is to step down as of March 31. He will be replaced by Dr Bernhard Düttmann, previously Member of the Board of Management and Chief Financial Officer of Beiersdorf, Hamburg. He will be appointed Member of the Board of Management and Chief Financial Officer as of April 1, 2011.
Lanxess Chairman of the Board of Management Dr Axel C Heitmann said: ‘My fellow Members of the Board and I deeply regret the decision of Matthias Zachert and would like to thank him for his long and successful work at Lanxess. He has provided a great service to the company and significantly contributed to the financial performance over the last years as well the current financial strength of the Group.’
‘The Supervisory Board is pleased to have gained an experienced Chief Financial Officer of a recognised company for the CFO role at Lanxess and would like to wish him success in his new position’, added Dr Heitmann. ‘We are looking forward to welcoming Dr Düttmann. He does not only distinguish himself by his many years of experience but is also very familiar with the important growth regions of Latin America and Asia.’
