Germany. At its meeting on 25 June, the Supervisory Board of Evonik Industries AG unanimously agreed to end the term of Patrik Wohlhauser (51) as a member of the Executive Committee and Chief Operating Officer (COO). Wohlhauser left the company on June 30.
At the same time, Dr. Ralph Sven Kaufmann (49) was appointed to the Executive Board of Evonik Industries AG as the company's new Chief Operating Officer and took office on July 1.
Dr. Werner Müller, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Evonik, commented:" Mr. Wohlhauser leaves the company on very friendly terms, Evonik has much to thank him, he played a key role in the formation of our chemical operations for many years and more recently contributed to the successful grouping of our business into the segment structure. On behalf of the Supervisory Board, I would like to thank you very sincerely for that. Dr. Kaufmann is a highly qualified successor who has known the company for many years having worked as a consultant on a wide range of projects."
Patrik Wohlhauser has been a member of the Executive Board of Evonik Industries since April 1, 2011 and assumed responsibility for chemical operations as Chief Operating Officer on January 1, 2014.
