China Chemical Industry Expert

Expertise

• Chemical industry in China.
• Merger and acquisitions, target search in the chemical industry, particularly China.
• Strategy development in the chemical industry in China.
• Market trends in chemical industry in China.
• Research and development optimization in chemical industry.

Expert Witness Experience

• Legal matter in merger and acquisitions.
• Legal matter in development of China chemical industry strategy.

Experience

Undisclosed Company, CEO, 2009 - Present

• Project-based work for chemical and consulting companies.
• Market studies and strategic implications.
• Strategy development and implementation.
• Management coaching and workshop moderation.
• Chemicals expert in multi-person consulting teams with particular focus on technological and chemical issues, (e.g., technology evaluation).
• Serviced clients with technical chemical consultancies:
• Kearney, EAC, Giganet, and HCA.
• Chemical Companies: AkzoNobel, BASF, Bayer, Borouge, BYK, China XD, DuPont, KPIC, Lanxess, PPG, Rhodia, Sinochem, Sudchemie, Transfar, and Yongye.
• For clients in the private equity: Morgan Stanley and CITIC.

Stratley Shanghai, Shanghai, China, Vice President APAC, 2003 - 2009

• Analysis of customer requirements and customer segmentation.
• Development of customer specific offers.
• Market entry strategies, distribution strategies.
• Concept development and implementation of HR projects.
• Establishment of liaison office in China.
• Coaching of country CEOs, e.g., for Bayer, Lanxess.
• Development of strategies for profitable growth in China.

Arthur D. Little,, Dusseldorf NRW, Germany, Senior Consultant, 2000 - 2003

• Projects in the area of strategy and organization.
• Strategy and business plan for medical technology start-up.
• Restructuring of the analytical department of a chemicals company.
• E-business strategy of an international pharmaceutical company.
• Projects in the area of market, customer and technology evaluation.
• Customer surveys, deduction of strategic measures.
• Evaluation of a dental company for private equity investor.
• Market analysis for producer of PVC additives.
• Evaluation of an innovative technology for a polymer producer.
• Study for the BDI regarding consequences of REACH.
• Technology evaluation for British chemical site.

Honors & Publications

Languages

• German (native)
• English (near-native)
• Mandarin (conversation)
• Spanish (conversation)

Awards

• Grant of the German Foundation of Chemical Industry (during Ph.D. thesis).
• Humboldt Grant for Postdoctoral studies.
• Buonocore Award for research work.

Publications and Patents

• About 120 papers on topics related to the chemical industry.
• About 60 papers related to chemical industry in China; topics include:
• Basic chemicals, fine chemicals, specialty chemicals
• Chemical distribution
• Plastics (basic plastics, plastics in automotive, recycling)
• History and trends of the Chinese chemical industry
• HR issues and salary development
• Attractive investment areas in China's chemical industry
• Strategy development in China's chemical industry
• 3 patents

Education

• M.S. Degree, Economics, Fernuniversitat Hagen, Hagen, Germany
• Ph.D. Degree, Chemistry, Universitat Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany