Uwe Boltersdorf was appointed Division President Chemtech and member of the Executive Committee on January 1, 2023, having previously held the position of Global Head of Technologies and Operational Excellence. Before joining Sulzer, Uwe held various management roles from 2014 to 2021 at thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions in the EPC, plant engineering and licensing business including Chief Sales Officer for its chemical plant engineering business (former “Uhde”). Previous to thyssenkrupp, Uwe served as Head of Group Function Corporate Development for the Lanxess Group, a specialized German chemicals company then active in chemicals, polyamides, rubbers, additives and custom manufacturing for pharma and agrochemicals. Uwe gained his international experience during assignments at Lanxess and Bayer (2001 to 2014) in process engineering, production and site management as well as in strategy functions and M&A processes. Uwe has lived in Germany, Singapore and Switzerland.