From January 1st 2015, Frank Wegener will join International Chemical Investors Group (ICIG) as President of WeylChem Group of Companies. In addition, he will assume the responsibilities for the detergents business as Head of Detergent Chemicals, succeeding Manfred Trautmann who will retire in 2015.

Prior to joining ICIG, Frank held various positions at Kemira Group between 1998 and 2014. He was Head of the detergent chemicals division, President of ChemSolutions, President of the Segment Municipal & Industrial, Head of the Region EMEA and Managing Director for Germany, Austria and the Netherlands. Since 2012, he has been a member of Kemira´s Management Board.

In his new role as President of WeylChem Group of Companies, he will supervise the activities of all the WeylChem Companies and lead the Management Board. Frank holds a PhD in Chemistry and brings more than 20 years of experience in the chemical industry. He will be based in Frankfurt-Fechenheim, Germany.