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ALTANA Enlarges Management Board

Dr. Christoph Schlunken, president of the BYK Additives & Instruments division, will join ALTANA Management Board

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World, Coatings World and Ink World Magazine

ALTANA is enlarging its Management Board. As of Nov. 1, 2014, Dr. Christoph Schlunken, president of the BYK Additives & Instruments division, will be an additional member. In his new capacity, Dr. Schlunken will primarily be in charge of the BYK and ECKART Effect Pigments divisions, while chief financial officer Martin Babilas will assume responsibility for the ACTEGA Coatings & Sealants and ELANTAS Electrical Insulation divisions.
 
CEO Dr. Matthias L. Wolfgruber will continue to oversee core functions such as corporate development, corporate innovation, and corporate HR.
 
“The expansion of ALTANA’s Management Board accommodates the increasing size of our company,” said Wolfgruber. “I am very happy about the addition of Dr. Schlunken, who has helped boost ALTANA’s growth in different areas, most recently with the integration of Rockwood’s rheology business into BYK.”  
 
Dr. Schlunken joined the ALTANA Group in 2001 as the managing director of ELANTAS GmbH, after holding various sales and marketing positions at Bakelite AG starting in 1994. In 2005, Schlunken, who holds a doctorate in chemistry, became president of the ECKART Effect Pigments division. Within the framework of the rotation of all four division presidents, Dr. Schlunken became president of BYK Additives & Instruments in November 2012. He will continue to head this division until a successor is found.

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