Effective October 1, 2023, Andreas Klein will become Head of SGL's largest Business Unit Graphite Solutions, succeeding Burkhard Straube.
Mr. Klein holds a degree in business administration and also an MBA. He has extensive expertise in the areas of Marketing & Sales as well as Strategy & Supply Chain and has already held several management positions in these areas. Most recently, Andreas Klein was Business Line Head Inorganic Acids for LANXESS.
"Welcome to the SGL team. We are very pleased to have Andreas Klein, such a versatile and proven expert, join our Business Unit Graphite Solutions (GS). He brings not only the technical expertise, but also the leadership experience to further advance GS on its growth path," commented Dr. Torsten Derr, CEO of SGL Carbon SE. "On this note, my sincere thanks to Burkhard Straube for the many successful years at SGL Carbon."