The new head of the US Chemical Corporation is Christoph Kowitz, who holds a doctorate in chemistry. He previously headed the Wacker Group's central research and development for six years. As a manager in the Wacker Silicones division, he was already in close contact with silicone production and application technology at the US sites in Adrian and Ann Arbor, Michigan. "The United States is and will remain one of Wacker's most important markets. With our products, we are ideally positioned to support the climate-neutral transformation of the US industry," says Kowitz. His goal is to use the US government's numerous investment programs to grow the company.
Several stages of leadership
Kowitz has already held a wide variety of management positions. After completing his doctorate, he began his professional career in 1996 as a product developer at BASF AG in Ludwigshafen. From 1997 onwards, he worked for several years as a management consultant for McKinsey in Asia and Europe. After several positions in the chemical industry, Kowitz joined Wacker in 2013.