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Sulzer ceo

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Hariolf Kottmann

  • Matthew L Stone
    pediatrics
    University of Virginia Health System; Charlottesville, VA
    United States of America

  • Dr. Matthew
    pediatrics
    University of Virginia Health System; Charlottesville, VA
    United States of America

  • Dr. L Stone Matthew
    pediatrics
    University of Virginia Health System; Charlottesville, VA
    United States of America

  • Dr. L Stone
    pediatrics
    University of Virginia Health System; Charlottesville, VA
    United States of America

  • Dr. Matthew L Stone
    pediatrics
    University of Virginia Health System; Charlottesville, VA
    United States of America

  • Dr. R Sameh
    pediatrics
    King Abdul Aziz University
    United Arab Emirates

  • Dr. R Ismail,
    pediatrics
    King Abdul Aziz University
    United Arab Emirates

  • Sameh R Ismail,
    pediatrics
    King Abdul Aziz University
    United Arab Emirates

  • Dr. Sameh R Ismail,
    pediatrics
    King Abdul Aziz University
    United Arab Emirates

  • Dr. William
    pediatrics
    Maimonides Medical Center
    United States of America

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    Educational background

    • Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Stuttgart, Germany

    Other activities and vested interests

    • Member of the Supervisory Board for Plansee Holding, Austria

    Professional background

    Hariolf Kottmann was elected as a member of Sulzer’s Board of Directors in 2023, bringing broad leadership experience in the roles of CEO and Chairman. As CEO of Clariant International Ltd. (Clariant) from 2008 through 2018, he led the company through highly demanding restructuring phases. Following that, he served as Executive President and later as Chairman of the Board of Directors at Clariant from 2019 until 2021. Before joining Clariant, Hariolf Kottmann was a member of the Executive Committee at SGL Carbon AG (Wiesbaden, Germany) from 2001 to 2008. At SGL Carbon, he held responsibilities for Asia, Eastern Europe, Technology & Innovation, the Graphite Specialties as well as the Carbon Fibers and Composites Businesses. From 1997 to 2001, he ran various businesses as a member of the Executive Committee at Celanese Chemicals Ltd at Summit (NJ), Dallas (TX), USA an

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    The turnaround at Clariant: An interview with Hariolf Kottmann

    When Hariolf Kottmann became CEO of Clariant in October 2008, the company was a high-cost specialty-chemical player heavily weighted to Europe and increasingly under pressure from emerging-market competitors. Built from the 1997 merger of the specialty-chemical businesses of Hoechst and Sandoz,1 Clariant had struggled since its launch to balance divestitures and acquisitions and had achieved limited profitability at best.

    Kottmann led a two-year restructuring program, simplifying the company’s structure, reducing personnel numbers, and optimizing the production network. He also put in place Clariant Excellence, a continuous-improvement program that has been embraced by the company’s workforce. Kottmann acquired the catalysts and adsorbents maker Süd-Chemie in 2011 to accelerate Clariant’s move toward higher-margin, less cyclical businesses, and then divested less profitable operations in textile, paper, and leather chemicals.

    Clariant’s EBITDA2 margin before extraordinary items in 2015 was 14.7 percent on sa

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