Leverkusen, Germany – Bayer AG appointed Michael Koenig, currently a member of the executive committee of Bayer MaterialScience and head of the Polycarbonates business unit, to the board of management of the holding company, effective April 1, 2013.[break]
Mr. Koenig began his career at Bayer AG in 1990 as a process engineer for chemicals projects in Europe. After serving in positions of increasing responsibility, he transferred to China in 2000 to become General Manager of Bayer Polymers Shanghai Co. Ltd. There he led the first negotiations on the construction of the new production site, the Bayer Integrated Site Shanghai, and was made site manager in 2002.
Having first served as Global Head of Production and Technology Isocyanates at Bayer MaterialScience, Mr. Koenig became Senior Bayer Representative for the Greater China country group and Senior Country Representative for Bayer MaterialScience in China on April 1, 2007. He has been Head of Bayer MaterialScience's Polycarbonates business unit, headquartered in Shanghai, since July 1, 2011. In his function as a member of the Executive Committee of Bayer MaterialScience, he also holds responsibility for the Asia/Pacific region.
Mr. Koenig studied chemical process engineering at TU Dortmund University. He is to succeed Dr. Richard Pott, effective June 1, 2013, upon Dr. Pott's retirement as of that date. Mr. Koenig will take over Dr. Pott's duties as Labor Director and as the Board member responsible for human resources, the Latin America, Africa and Middle East regions and the subsidiary Currenta.
Dr. Pott has been a member of the Bayer AG Board of Management since May 1, 2002. He is currently responsible for strategy and human resources and is the company's Labor Director. He also looks after the Americas, Africa and Middle East regions.
Having obtained a doctorate in physics at the University of Cologne, Dr. Pott joined Bayer’s Central Research Division in Krefeld - December 14, 2012, Leverkusen, Germany – Bayer AG appointed Michael Koenig, currently a member of the executive committee of Bayer MaterialScience and head of the Polycarbonates business unit, to the board of management of the holding company, effective April 1, 2013.
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Mr. Koenig began his career at Bayer AG in 1990 as a process engineer for chemicals projects in Europe. After serving in positions of increasing responsibility, he transferred to China in 2000 to become General Manager of Bayer Polymers Shanghai Co. Ltd. There he led the first negotiations on the construction of the new production site, the Bayer Integrated Site Shanghai, and was made site manager in 2002.
Having first served as Global Head of Production and Technology Isocyanates at Bayer MaterialScience, Mr. Koenig became Senior Bayer Representative for the Greater China country group and Senior Country Representative for Bayer MaterialScience in China on April 1, 2007. He has been Head of Bayer MaterialScience's Polycarbonates business unit, headquartered in Shanghai, since July 1, 2011. In his function as a member of the Executive Committee of Bayer MaterialScience, he also holds responsibility for the Asia/Pacific region.
Mr. Koenig studied chemical process engineering at TU Dortmund University. He is to succeed Dr. Richard Pott, effective June 1, 2013, upon Dr. Pott's retirement as of that date. Mr. Koenig will take over Dr. Pott's duties as Labor Director and as the Board member responsible for human resources, the Latin America, Africa and Middle East regions and the subsidiary Currenta.
Dr. Pott has been a member of the Bayer AG Board of Management since May 1, 2002. He is currently responsible for strategy and human resources and is the company's Labor Director. He also looks after the Americas, Africa and Middle East regions.
Having obtained a doctorate in physics at the University of Cologne, Dr. Pott joined Bayer’s Central Research Division in Krefeld-Uerdingen, Germany, in 1984. He transferred to the Corporate Staff Division in 1987, working first as an organization consultant in the Corporate Organization Department and then, starting in 1989, as a strategic consultant in the Strategic Planning department. Three years later, Dr. Pott became Head of Strategic Planning.
On May 1, 1997, he was appointed Head of the Corporate Planning and Controlling Division. On July 1, 1999, he became General Manager of the Specialty Products Business Group, a position he held until his appointment to the Board of Management three years later. ■
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