Dr. Stephan Glander has been appointed as new Managing Director of BYK-Chemie GmbH, based in Wesel, Germany, and worldwide President of BYK Additives & Instruments, the largest division in terms of sales of the specialty chemicals group ALTANA. He will take up these roles as of July 1, 2015, succeeding Dr. Christoph Schlünken.

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ALTANA appoints Stephan Glander as new Managing Director of BYK-Chemie GmbH

May 28, 2015. /Lesprom Network/. Dr. Stephan Glander has been appointed as new Managing Director of BYK-Chemie GmbH, based in Wesel, Germany, and worldwide President of BYK Additives & Instruments, the largest division in terms of sales of the specialty chemicals group ALTANA, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.

He will take up these roles as of July 1, 2015, succeeding Dr. Christoph Schlünken, who became a member of the ALTANA Management Board in November 2014. 

“I am pleased that we have gained a true industry expert with excellent technical and management skills for our largest business unit,” says ALTANA board member Dr. Christoph Schlünken.

ALTANA is a global leader in true specialty chemicals. The Group offers innovative, environmentally compatible solutions with the matching specialty products for coating manufacturers, paint and plastics processors, the printing and packaging industries, the cosmetics sector and the electrical and electronics industry.