Lanxess chief executive to step down; former CFO named next CEO

摘要

Lanxess says that executive chairman Axel Heitmann has agreed to resign “by mutual agreement,” efective 28 February. The supervisory board has appointed Matthias Zachert, former chief fnancial ofcer (CFO) of Lanxess and current CFO at Merck KGaA, as Heitmann’s successor, efective 15 May 2014. Until Zachert joins, Lanxess CFO Bernhard Duettmann will perform the responsibilities of board chairman.