Andreas Pohlmann, Vice President Global Operations

after graduating in chemical engineering from the Aachen/Jülich University he started his career at the former petrochemical company  Erdölchemie in cologne (Joint venture 50/50 Bayer and BP). He progressed through positions in production, process development and expansion projects. After functions as assistant plant manager for the steam crackers, plant manager for the ammonia and nitric acid plants, asset manager for the steam crackers  and works manager for production and technical services in cologne he became Vice President Global Operations in 2007. He is a member of the Board of INEOS Phenol where he is responsible for the cost position of the sites, operational excellence and ESHQ for all sites as well as for research, technical capability and large capex projects of the business.

 

Helmut Schmidt, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Europe

after graduating from Ruhruniversität in Bochum, Germany in economic sciences, he held positions in sales and marketing in commodity
and speciality chemicals on a national and global basis. He was actively involved in creating and running, as Managing Director,
a German-Japanese joint venture for paper industry solvents. He joined INEOS Phenol in 1993 and has played a fundamental role in turning
and marketing team from very small beginnings into an effective group of highly motivated account managers covering the European continent. For many years, he has been the elected Chairman of the European Phenol Industry representation within CEFIC.

 

Joachim H. Pieper, Vice President Operations Gladbeck

has nearly 25 years experience in engineering and management assignments around Germany, Belgian and USA, over 10 years with INEOS Phenol or Phenolchemie. He was the head of the project to enlarge the Antwerp facility from 210 kt/a to 420 kt/a, led the grass root project from site selection to start-up of the Mobile plant as well and was the head of the engineering and maintenance department in Gladbeck. With this background, a “Diplom” in Process Engineering from the University of Hannover in Germany and a 7 years experience with one of the biggest German chemical engineering companies, Joachim has the education and expertise to oversee the operations in Gladbeck.

 

Dr. Hugo Liefooghe, Vice President Operations Antwerp

obtained a PhD in chemistry at the Antwerp University followed by a 1 year business economics training and joined IP in 1994. In his first function as environmental and quality manager he was responsible for the expansion permit in order to double the capacity of the Antwerp site to 420 kt/a. He went through functions as production manager of the distillation and utilities units and production director. Hugo is now site manager of the Phenol Antwerp plant, where he and his team are busy with another expansion project to 680 kt/a of phenol.

 

Ron Deakins, Vice President Operations U.S.

has been with INEOS Phenol at the Mobile facility since 1999. He previously served as the Production Manager and was directly responsible for all aspects of plant operations. As the VP of US Operations, his primary focus is to ensure excellence in SH&E and operational performance at both the Mobile and Port Arthur facilities. He works closely with the management team to optimize the U.S. Operations while maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction. He has an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering and an MBA.

 

Dr. Markus Weber, Director Technology

has a distinguished experience of over 14 years as a Senior Chemical Engineer. He studied physics and received a Ph.D. in chemical engineering. His career started in the Degussa-Hüls group where he worked in the field of research and process development with a focus on separation technologies. He was involved in the development of several large petrochemical processes and has a sound knowledge in project execution and process optimization. He joined INEOS Phenol in 1996 and acquired a deep understanding of the phenol process. He leads the Intellectual Property Department and is responsible for the development of our process technology worldwide and for the patent department. The process improvements developed by his group were the basis of several optimization projects, which led to higher efficiency more capacity.

 

Ron Coyle, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Americas & Asia

has been with INEOS Phenol for over 8 years in various commercial roles in both the U.S. and Europe. He leads a business team comprised of sales managers, account specialists and customer service specialists that work one-on-one with the company's customers to ensure cost and time efficient supplies of phenol, acetone and AMS. The team custom-tailors business plans for each customer based on individual needs to ensure customer satisfaction. In addition to an undergraduate degree in business, he has an MBA from Emory University's Goizueta Business School.

Dietmar Schlug, Director of Human Resources

graduated in economic sciences and organization from the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Hamburg. Following a military career he specialized in Human Resources Management. After more than a decade in various areas of economy he joined INEOS Phenol in 2004 to become its Human Resources Director. In the years before he gathered broad knowledge and experiences in leading positions in national, multinational and multicultural companies, which he now applies in the worldwide Phenol environment.