Onward and up ward New Wacker VP sets sights on growing silicone business

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ADRIAN, Mich.—Axel Schmidt has been in his new position as vice president in charge of Wacker Chemical Corp.'s silicones division for North and Latin America only since Jan. 1, but that doesn't mean he is a newcomer. Schmidt is an 18-year veteran of Wacker, having joined parent company Wacker Chemie A.G. in Munich, Germany, in 1994 after earning his master's degree in economics from Munich University. Two years later, he became a marketing specialist for the rubber business before being promoted to head of planning and logistics for the elastomers unit in 1998.