Markus Horcher

Markus Horcher currently serves as Vice President of Sustainability & Public Affairs at Borealis, where responsibilities include driving sustainability strategy and advocating for net-zero GHG emissions by 2050. Previous roles at Borealis encompass Director of Sustainability & Public Affairs, CTO for Fertilizer, Technical Nitrogen, and Melamine, Director of Quality & Project Management Office, Location Leader at the Headoffice, Application Marketing Manager for Europe, and Strategy & Group Development Manager. Prior to Borealis, Markus held positions as a Member of the Board of Directors at Neochim PLC, Global Strategic Planning Manager at Sandoz International GmbH, Consultant at McKinsey, Scientist at the Children's Cancer Research Institute, and PhD student at the Research Institute of Molecular Pathology. Markus holds a PhD in Genetics and an MSc in Microbiology from the University of Vienna.