Christian Kohlpaintner

Christian Kohlpaintner (Nationality: German), born 1963, joined Brenntag as a Member of the Management Board and Chief Executive Manager effective January 1, 2020.

The Ph.D. chemist has more than 20 years of management experience in an international environment. He began his professional career at Hoechst, where he held various positions in Germany and the USA. Afterwards he moved to Celanese, where he worked amongst others as Marketing Director and as Vice President for Innovations. Between 2003 and 2009, Christian Kohlpaintner worked for Chemische Fabrik Budenheim, where his last position was CEO. In 2009, Christian Kohlpaintner joined Clariant in Switzerland, where he had been a member of the Executive Committee. Most recently he was based in China and amongst others responsible for the growth-oriented business areas of Clariant and the whole region Asia.