WeylChem: Andreas Maier becomes CEO and President
Andreas Maier, who holds a doctorate in chemistry, succeeds Michael Grün, who is leaving the company.
Andreas Maier has been the new CEO and President of the WeylChem Group of Companies since 1 November 2023. He succeeds Michael Grün, who will devote himself to a new professional role outside the ICI Group.
Career start at Hoechst and Clariant
Maier received his doctorate in organic chemistry from the University of Stuttgart in 1996 and is an alumnus of Harvard Business School. The 58-year-old began his career at Hoechst and Clariant. He has worked in an international environment in the USA and Germany in the areas of R&D, operations, sales and business management. Since 2015, he has headed WeylChem’s Care Chemicals business, which he will continue to be responsible for on an interim basis.
