The Supervisory Board of Evonik Industries AG (Essen, Germany; www.evonik.com) appointed Christian Kullmann as deputy chairman of the executive board with immediate effect. Kullmann has been on the Executive Board since July 2014 and has the role of Chief Strategic Officer. He joined the company in 2003.
Werner Müller, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, says: “Christian Kullmann has rendered outstanding service to Evonik and gained great recognition both within and outside the company through the IPO preparations and the new corporate strategy. He will continue to support Evonik on its path of extraordinary success.”
Klaus Engel, Chairman of the Executive Board, says: “I highly recommended Christian Kullmann as a Board Member at the time, and I now recommend him equally highly as my deputy. He stands for continuity and dependability towards employees, customers and investors. We will continue along our successful path in the same spirit of trusting cooperation.”