Valerie Diele-Braun succeeds Helmut Wagner, who has been appointed Chief Purchasing Officer and will be responsible for global strategic projects such as the company’s business process outsourcing project. Mr. Wagner will continue to be a member of Archroma’s Leadership Team.
Announcing the appointments, Alexander Wessels, CEO, Archroma, said: “These two appointments reflect our drive to ensure that we have the best and most experienced people in positions where they can make a difference.”
“We have ambitious growth plans – organically and through acquisition – to become the preferred supplier of our industries. As a strategy specialist, Valerie Diele-Braun will oversee the building of overarching commercial excellence and capability across all the Archroma businesses globally. She will also identify and explore new business segments for the company, leveraging existing technologies and fostering innovation. With her extensive pre-Archroma experience, Valerie Diele-Braun will not only manage our business today, she will also drive potential business development that will allow us to support our customers as they face the challenges of the paper industry tomorrow.”
Created from the textile, paper and emulsions businesses of Clariant, Archroma is a global color and specialty chemicals company. Through its three businesses: Textile Specialties, Paper Solutions and Emulsion Products, Archroma delivers specialized performance and color solutions.