Ralph Kiessling

Ralph was appointed Executive Vice-President Energy & Surface Technologies in March 2021 after having served as Executive Vice-President Catalysis since February 2019. Prior to that, he occupied successive management functions in the Catalysis segment in Europe and Asia covering finance, production, process technology and engineering. Before joining Umicore in 2003, Ralph held management positions in the Degussa group from 1995. He holds a PhD degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Erlangen, Germany.