Holger Hüppeler to Lead LANXESS’ Inorganic Pigments Business Unit
COLOGNE, Germany – Holger Hüppeler will take over the management of the Inorganic Pigments (IPG) business unit at the specialty chemicals company LANXESS as of Dec. 1, 2017. The current manager of the Procurement and Logistics group function will succeed Jörg Hellwig, who has been the driving force behind LANXESS's digital activities as manager of the dLX group function since the spring.
"With Holger Hüppeler, the management of this important business unit will be in the hands of an excellent industry and market expert. He will continue to build on IPG's position as one of the world's best-performing players in the pigment sector," said Matthias Zachert, Chairman of the LANXESS Board of Management. "With customer proximity and innovative strength, Jörg Hellwig has made IPG a leading supplier of pigments."