Markus Eckert Succeeds Bernhard Wehling


Dr. Markus Eckert will assume global responsibility for the leather chemicals business of specialty chemicals group Lanxess. The current head of the Corporate Development group function will succeed Dr. Bernhard Wehling, who is to begin the passive phase of his senior part-time working plan on this date.
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