BYK's paint additives division under the new management of Marcel Krohnen
Specialty chemicals manufacturer BYK is bringing Marcel Krohnen back after two and a half years as head of the global coating additives business. At the beginning of the year, he took over from Dr. Stefan Mößmer, under whose leadership the turnover of the Coating Additives Business Line doubled and who has now moved up to the BYK Management Board.
Marcel Krohnen joined BYK in Wesel as part of his studies in 2007. After initial positions in technical service for flat panel display and inkjet applications, he took over global product management for BYK's important wetting and dispersing additives in 2013. In 2015, Marcel Krohnen moved to the position of Global Head of Wood and Furniture Coating Additives and in 2019 also took over the Painting and Architectural Coatings division in a dual role, which he held until shortly before his external move in 2021. With his return from Hamburg to the Lower Rhine, he is now responsible for the business line with the highest sales within BYK Additives.
"We are delighted to have found in Marcel Krohnen not only a highly competent successor for this important position as Business Line Head of Coating Additives, but also someone who is well established in the company and knows the market and, above all, our customers well," says Dr. Stefan Mößmer, BYK Managing Director Marketing & Commercial. "The market and customer environment, which has become increasingly dynamic and complex in recent years, will continue to present us with growing challenges. Therefore, the key to the company's future success lies in focusing our activities on the topics with the greatest holistic customer benefit. In addition to customized technical and commercial product solutions, product sustainability will be a decisive factor, for example with regard to the use of raw materials and energy. I look forward to playing an active and responsible role in this key task at BYK," says Marcel Krohnen.