HAMBURG, Germany — Two colleagues have joined the ranks of the polyurethane team at Biesterfeld Spezialchemie to help the company handle the continued growth in the polyurethane market and complex customer demands. Robert Geffken has taken on the role of Market Manager, and Alexander Bär is the new Product Manager at Biesterfeld.
As polyurethane Market Manager since April 2019, Geffken is responsible for the further strategic development of this segment in Europe. Trained as a commercial chemist, his first professional experience was in project management in the paints and coatings industry at an industrial coatings manufacturer in North Germany. In 2010, Geffken came to work at Biesterfeld Spezialchemie as a Product Manager for coatings and paint additives. In 2014, he became an Area Sales Manager responsible for supporting the CASE market sales area in North West Germany. Working in this position, he was able to gather extensive technical expertise in polyurethane, its uses and the specific trends affecting its market.