SHANGHAI, May 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Bayer MaterialScience, a world's leading supplier of high-tech polymers today announced the appointment of Steffan Huber as the President of Bayer MaterialScience Greater China, effective 1st April, 2015, in a move to speed up shaping the future of the public-to-be company.
Huber, 50, has been working in Bayer for more than 25 years and was until recently the Global Head, Senior Vice President of Business Planning, Strategy and Administration of Polycarbonates Business, one of the three business units of Bayer MaterialScience.
"I've been in Asia for 20 years and fully devoted myself to help drive our businesses in China. For years, all of our Business Units, Polyurethanes, Polycarbonates as well as Coating, Adhesive and Specialties, have witnessed great and inspiring advancements," said Huber stating, "A healthy growth, I believe, will follow in the near future."
"As we are going to build a new organization after separating from the Bayer Group soon, we have to make it as efficient as possible. This is going to be a great challenge for myself, for everyone in the company. Internally, we need manage the change for our employees, develop new strategies, define a new name and design a new corporate identity, and so on. Externally we also need to position ourselves in China. This is going to be one of my most important roles," added Huber.
Prior to his role as Global Head of Business Planning, Strategy and Administration of Polycarbonates Business, Huber was CEO and President of Bayer Taiwan for over five years, where he brought an ongoing drive for innovation and led the sustainable growth of the market.
Before moving to Taiwan, he held positions of increasing responsibility within the company based out of a number of countries such as Leverkusen, Germany and Hong Kong.
Steffan Huber is married and has two children.
About Bayer MaterialScience:
With 2014 sales of EUR 11.7 billion, Bayer MaterialScience is among the world's largest polymer companies. Business activities are focused on the manufacture of high-tech polymer materials and the development of innovative solutions for products used in many areas of daily life. The main segments served are the automotive, electrical and electronics, construction and sports and leisure industries. Bayer MaterialScience has 30 production sites around the globe and employed approximately 14,200 people at the end of 2014. Bayer MaterialScience is a Bayer Group company.
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