Dr. Tammo Boinowitz will become managing director of BYK-Chemie GmbH based in Wesel, Germany, as of January 1, 2021. After a two-month training and transitional phase, he will also become the President of BYK, the largest division of the specialty chemicals group ALTANA.

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ALTANA names Dr. Tammo Boinowitz as managing director of BYK-Chemie GmbH

Dr. Tammo Boinowitz will become managing director of BYK-Chemie GmbH based in Wesel, Germany, as of January 1, 2021.

After a two-month training and transitional phase, he will also become the President of BYK, the largest division of the specialty chemicals group ALTANA.

He succeeds Dr. Christoph Schlünken, who has headed the division on an interim basis since October of last year in parallel with his responsibilities on ALTANA’s Management Board.

Dr. Tammo Boinowitz has many years of international management experience in specialty chemicals. He holds a PhD in chemistry and has held various management positions at Evonik since 2008. He currently heads the Care Solutions business unit as Senior Vice President.

ALTANA is a global leader in true specialty chemicals.