The Supervisory Board of Biesterfeld has appointed Thomas Arnold (54) as CEO with effect of April 1, 2015. Arnold, currently member of the board of Biesterfeld and Managing Director of Biesterfeld Spezialchemie, takes over from Birger Kuck, who will retire after eleven years as CEO and a total of 35 years with the company on March 31, 2015.

Arnold joined Biesterfeld in May 2013 and was appointed to the board of Biesterfeld in July 2014. Prior to this he held management positions in various renowned, international companies in the trade.