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LXS

DE0005470405

Diversified Chemicals

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Jul. 16	German chemicals lobby warns growth drift to Asia is hurting recovery	RE
Jul. 16	German chemicals lobby sees output falling again in 2026	RE

Executive Committee: LANXESS AG

Manager

Positions heldSince

Matthias Zachert

58 year

Chief Executive Officer

2014-03-31

Eva Frerker

Investor Relations Contact

2022-10-31

Katja Borghaus

56 year

Human Resources Officer

2021-06-30

Oliver Stratmann

54 year

Director of Finance/CFO

2023-08-31

Ulricke Rockel

Public Communications Contact	-
Treasurer	-

Composition of the Board of Directors: LANXESS AG

Director

CommitteesSince

Rainier van Roessel

68 year

Executive Committee Chair	2024-05-23
Nominating Committee	2020-06-09

Uta Kemmerich-Keil

60 year

Finance Committee	2022-07-31
HR Committee	2022-07-31
Nominating Committee	2025-02-16
Audit Committee Chair	2022-07-31
Audit Committee	2025-02-16

Hans van Bylen

65 year

Audit Committee	2022-04-22
Compensation Committee Chair	2020-05-24
Nominating Committee Chair	2020-05-24
Executive Committee	2019-12-31
HR Committee	2024-12-31

Pamela Knapp

68 year

Audit Committee Chair	2024-03-21
Audit Committee
Compensation Committee	2020-05-18
Executive Committee	2024-03-21

Lawrence Rosen

68 year

Audit Committee	2022-03-21
Nominating Committee	2015-05-12
Finance Committee	2022-03-21

Hans-Joachim Müller

67 year

Executive Committee	2024-05-23
Nominating Committee	2024-05-23
Audit Committee	2025-04-24

Manuela Strauch

54 year

Audit Committee	2014-12-31
Executive Committee	2014-12-31

Iris Schmitz

57 year

Audit Committee
Executive Committee	2021-09-30

Heike Hanagarth

67 year

Nominating Committee

Armando Dente

47 year

Audit Committee

2019-12-31

Birgit Biermann

52 year

Director/Board Member

2025-04-30

Cem Guener

49 year

Director/Board Member

2024-12-31

Carsten Hesse

63 year

Director/Board Member

2024-12-31

Latest Appointments: LANXESS AG

May. 21	Lanxess A.G. Appoints Uta Kemmerich-Keil as A Member of the Supervisory Board, Effective May 21, 2026	CI
Nov. 12	Lanxess extends term with CFO Oliver Stratmann	RE
24-08-01	Standard Lithium names David Park as CEO	RE
24-07-09	LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft Announces Executive Changes	CI
23-08-04	Lanxess CFO Quits Early, Successor Named	MT
23-08-04	Lanxess CFO resigns	RE
23-08-04	Chemicals group Lanxess to cut costs after weak Q2	RE

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Former Officers and Directors: LANXESS AG

Insider

Positions held

SinceUntil

Matthias L. Wolfgruber

Director/Board Member	2014-12-31	2018-05-14
Chairman	2018-05-14	2024-05-23

Michael Pontzen

Director of Finance/CFO

2015-03-31

2023-08-30

Theo H. Walthie

Director/Board Member

2011-02-13

2022-05-24

Stephanie Cossmann

Corporate Officer/Principal

2019-12-31

2022-03-30

Werner Czaplik

Director/Board Member

2005-03-13

2021-09-29

Katja Conner

Human Resources Officer

2020-10-31

Thomas Matthias Meiers

Director/Board Member

2010-12-31

2020-08-26

Friedrich Carl Janssen

Director/Board Member

2004-12-31

2020-08-26

Birgit Bierther

Director/Board Member

2018-12-31

Rolf Wilhelm Stomberg

Chairman

2011-02-13

2018-05-14

Stephen C. Forsyth

Corporate Officer/Principal

2017-05-31

2018-04-30

Blad Jens-Christian

Corporate Officer/Principal

2017-08-31

Anno Borkowsky

Corporate Officer/Principal

2017-04-20

Ifraim Tairi

Director/Board Member

2016-06-30

Gisela Seidel

Director/Board Member

2009-08-18

2016-05-31

Torsten Derr

Corporate Officer/Principal

2002-12-31

2015-12-31

Claudia Nemat

Director/Board Member

2013-06-30

2015-12-31

Rainer Laufs

Director/Board Member

2009-08-18

2015-05-30

Robert J. Koehler

Director/Board Member

2009-08-18

2015-05-16

Bernhard Düttmann

Director/Board Member	2012-05-13	2013-04-10
Director of Finance/CFO	2011-06-05	2015-03-30

Par Singh

Corporate Officer/Principal

2014-08-05

2014-12-31

Ralf Sikorski

Director/Board Member

2014-12-31

Christoph Sieder

Public Communications Contact

2009-08-18

2014-06-30

Axel Claus Heitmann

President

2009-08-18

2014-02-27

Hans-Dieter Gerriets

Director/Board Member

2013-12-31

Ulrich Middelmann

Director/Board Member

2009-08-18

2013-07-01

Zheng Rong Liu

Human Resources Officer

2003-12-31

2012-12-31

Lutz Lingnau

Director/Board Member

2009-08-18

Ulrich Koemm

Corporate Officer/Principal

2004-09-01

2007-05-30

Werner Breuers

Corporate Officer/Principal

2007-05-14

Martin Wienkenhover

Corporate Officer/Principal

2006-12-31

Ulrich Freese

Director/Board Member

2005-03-13

Hans-Jürgen Schicker

Director/Board Member

2009-08-18

Rainer Hippler

Director/Board Member

2009-08-18

Rudolf Fauss

Director/Board Member

2009-08-18

Ralf Deitz

Director/Board Member

2009-08-18

Wolfgang Blossey

Director/Board Member

2009-08-18

Jürgen-Friedrich Kammer

Director/Board Member

2009-08-18

Sieghardt Rometsch

Director/Board Member

2009-08-18

Stephanie Coßmann

Director/Board Member	2003-12-31	-
Human Resources Officer	2017-06-30	-
General Counsel	2014-06-30	2017-06-30

Luis Lopez-Remon

Corporate Officer/Principal

2014-06-30

André Simon

Public Communications Contact

Christiane Minderjahn

Public Communications Contact

Sebastian Leuoth

Corporate Officer/Principal

Markus Eckert

Corporate Officer/Principal

Philipp Junge

Corporate Officer/Principal

Marc-Oliver Voigt

Public Communications Contact

Daniela Eltrop

Public Communications Contact

Joerg Strassburger

Corporate Officer/Principal

Axel Vaßen

Corporate Officer/Principal

2009-08-18

Daniel Smith

Public Communications Contact

2009-08-18

Rudolf Eickeler

Public Communications Contact

2009-08-18

Birgit Gaube

Public Communications Contact

2009-08-18

Udo Erbstößer

Public Communications Contact

2009-08-18

Michael Fahrig

Public Communications Contact

2009-08-18

Ilona Bolz

Public Communications Contact

2009-08-18

Denise Kujnisch

Public Communications Contact

2009-08-18

Bert Baeck

Corporate Officer/Principal

Axel Berndt

Director/Board Member

2011-02-07

Verena Kehrenberg

Public Communications Contact

Silke Jansen

Public Communications Contact	-	-
Corporate Officer/Principal	-	2013-04-02

Tanja Satzer

Public Communications Contact

Constantin Fest

Public Communications Contact

Joachim Kunz

Public Communications Contact

Yvonne Kaseman

Public Communications Contact

Frank Grodzki

Public Communications Contact

Stefan Wieland

Public Communications Contact

Ilona Kawan

Public Communications Contact	-	-
Corporate Officer/Principal	-	-

Wilhelm Stahl

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	-	-
Sales & Marketing	-	2013-05-27

Sigfried Weber

Corporate Officer/Principal

Ulrike Weihs

Public Communications Contact

Dirk Winkels

Public Communications Contact

Emiroglu Sadik

Director/Board Member

Age distribution of managers

Parity Men Women

Male	17
Female	7

Of which Executive Committee

Male	3
Female	2

Of which Directors

Male	9
Female	4

Revisions

Recommandations analystes

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Évolution recommandations analystes 4 mois

Objectif analystes

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Évolution objectif analystes 4 mois

ESG MSCI

Environnement

Social

Gouvernance

Polémique

Controverses Ethiques

Controverses sur les droits de l'Homme

Controverses Subventions fiscales

Conforme à la finance Islamique

LANXESS AG is a Germany-based company engaged in the chemicals sector. The Comapny specializes in the development, manufacturing and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives, specialty chemicals, plastics, and consumer protection products. Its business activities are divided into following segments: Specialty Additives, Advanced Industrial Intermediates and Consumer Protection and All other segments. Specialty Additives, responsible for manufacture of additives for the rubber and paint industries; Advanced Industrial Intermediates, focused on the development of intermediates for the agricultural, plastics, chemicals, consumer goods, construction, tire and automotive industries; Consumer Protection, offers material protection products, inorganic pigments, finishing agents for the leather industry and resins for water treatment, among others, and Engineering Materials, which produces technical plastics, glass fibers, automotive applications, electronics and electrical industries.

Employees

11,630

Sector

Diversified Chemicals

Calendar

Aug. 07 - Earnings release - Q2 2026

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