Brenntag appoints former Clariant exec as CEO

摘要

Brenntag, the market leader in chemical distribution, has appointed Christian Kohlpaintner CEO, efective 1 January 2020. He will succeed Steven Holland, who announced earlier that he would leave Brenntag on that date. Kohlpaintner was until 30 June an executive committee member at Clariant. Kohlpaintner has held various management positions at multinational companies, including Celanese, Chemische Fabrik Budenheim-where he became CEO-and the former Hoechst. He joined Clariant in 2009 as an executive committee member, based in Switzerland.