Evonik is a Germany-based specialty chemicals company that operates in four segments: The Nutrition and Care segment produces specialty chemicals, mainly for use in consumer goods for daily needs and food, as well as nutrition for animal food and healthcare products; the Resource Efficiency segment offers material solutions for environment-friendly and energy-efficient products used in the automotive, adhesives and construction industries, among others; the Performance Materials segment produces polymer materials and their intermediates, mainly for the rubber, plastics and agriculture sectors, and the Services segment comprises site management, utilities and waste management, as well as technical, process technology, engineering and logistics services for the chemicals segments and external customers at the Company's sites. Its majority shareholder is RAG Stiftung.

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Harald Schwager is the current Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board at [Evonik](/org/evonik). Prior to this, they were a Member of the Board at [BASF](/org/basf) from January 2008 to May 2017. Before that, they were with [Evonik](/org/evonik) Operations GmbH and Solvin, where they served as Managing Director from August 1999 to October 2003.

Harald Schwager was a postdoctoral research fellow in chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley. Harald then became a Dr. rer. nat. in chemie at the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung. Finally, they completed their diploma in chemie at the [Karlsruhe Institute of Technology](/org/karlsruhe-institute-of-technology) (KIT).

Their manager is Christian Kullmann, Chairman of the Executive Board. Some of their coworkers include Thomas Wessel - CHRO, Ute Wolf - CFO.

Harald Schwager

Ute Wolf was the finance director at [Evonik](/org/evonik) Industries from 2006 to 2013. Ute is currently the CFO at [Evonik](/org/evonik).

They work with Harald Schwager - Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, Thomas Wessel - CHRO. Ute Wolf reports to Christian Kullmann, Chairman of the Executive Board.

Ute Wolf

Bernd Tönjes is the current Chairman of the Supervisory Board at [Evonik](/org/evonik). Bernd has held this position since January 2016. Prior to this, they were Leiter Digitalisierungsstrategie at [Evonik](/org/evonik) Industries AG from January 2013 to December 2015, where they were responsible for the strategic coordination of the company's digitalization activities in Europe, China, and the USA. From August 2007 to December 2012, they were Sprecher der Geschäftsführung at [Evonik](/org/evonik) Litarion GmbH, where they were responsible for the development, production, and marketing of chemical cell components for large-format lithium-ion batteries for automotive and industrial applications. From January 2005 to July 2007, they were Leiter Projekthaus Process Intensification at Degussa AG. From May 2001 to December 2004, they were Leiter Multi-Purpose Technikum Fluidverfahrenstechnik at Degussa-Hüls AG.

Bernd Tönjes has a Diplom-Wirt. Ing. from the FernUniversität in Hagen, a Dr.-Ing. from Universität Essen in Rheologie und Strömungsmechanik, and a Dipl.-Ing. from Leibniz Universität Hannover in Maschinenbau Fachrichtung Verfahrenstechnik. Bernd also has a Vordiplom from Universität Dortmund in Maschinenbau. Bernd is certified by IBM in Enterprise Design Thinking - Team Essentials for AI, Enterprise Design Thinking Co-Creator, and Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner. Bernd is also certified by [LinkedIn](/org/linkedin) in Data Science lernen: Storytelling mit Daten, Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management in Strategic Change Management, and Scrum.org in Professional Scrum Master I.

Bernd Tönjes

Werner Fuhrmann is a Supervisory Board Member at [Evonik](/org/evonik). Werner was previously with [Kemira](/org/kemira), ORAXYS Sustainable Private Equity, EQT Group, Ten Brinke, European Chemicals Association (Cefic), and American Chemicals Association. At Cefic, they were a Board Member and member of the Executive Committee. At [AkzoNobel](/org/akzonobel), they were CEO of [AkzoNobel](/org/akzonobel) Specialty Chemicals, responsible for Specialty Chemicals, and a member of the Executive Committee.

Werner Fuhrmann studied economics at Mainz university and received their Diplom Volkswirt, which is the equivalent of a master's degree.

Werner Fuhrmann

Harald Sikorski

Gerd Schlengermann

Thomas Sauer

Gerhard Ribbeheger

Martina Reisch

Hussin El Moussaoui

Martin Kubessa

Alexandra Krieger

Martin Albers

Karin Erhard

Ulrich Weber

Volker Trautz

Angela Titzrath

Michael Rüdiger

Cedrik Neike

Barbara Grunewald

Aldo Belloni

Barbara Albert

Thomas Wessel has been the Chief Human Resources Officer at [Evonik](/org/evonik) since January 2009. Prior to that, they were a Member of the Board of Management and Director of Human Resources at RAG Bildung GmbH from 2006 to 2009. From 2002 to 2006, they were a Member of the Board of Management at RAG Beteiligungs-GmbH. Thomas has also held various positions at RAG Aktiengesellschaft, Bergbau AG Lippe, and Bergbauverwaltung Lippe. Mr. Wessel received their training as an industrial clerk at Bergbau AG Lippe from 1979 to 1981.

They are on a team with Ute Wolf - CFO, Harald Schwager - Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board. Thomas Wessel reports to Christian Kullmann, Chairman of the Executive Board.

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