Wolfgang Kaster appointed as president of Evonik Japan
February 23, 2015 - Japan
Wolfgang Kaster has been appointed as the president and senior representative of Evonik Evonik group in Japan, effective June 1, 2015.
Kaster, after completing his studies in Material Science, began his professional career in the Evonik Group as an engineer in R&D of the former Degussa AG in Hanau in 1987.
In 2000 he became the managing director of Prometron GmbH, the subsidiary company of Degussa. Kaster joined Röhm GmbH in 2002 in the Molding Compounds Business Line, and three years later was assigned to Evonik Cyro in Parsippany (USA) as general manager NAFTA for the same Business Line. Back in Germany in 2010 he became global vice president of sales at Acrylic Monomers in Darmstadt and since 2013, Kaster has been heading the joint sales and marketing department of the Acrylic Monomers business.
Evonik, the creative industrial group from Germany, is one of the world leaders in specialty chemicals. Its activities focus on the key megatrends health, nutrition, resource efficiency and globalization. Evonik benefits specifically from its innovative prowess and integrated technology platforms. (GK)
Kaster, after completing his studies in Material Science, began his professional career in the Evonik Group as an engineer in R&D of the former Degussa AG in Hanau in 1987.
In 2000 he became the managing director of Prometron GmbH, the subsidiary company of Degussa. Kaster joined Röhm GmbH in 2002 in the Molding Compounds Business Line, and three years later was assigned to Evonik Cyro in Parsippany (USA) as general manager NAFTA for the same Business Line. Back in Germany in 2010 he became global vice president of sales at Acrylic Monomers in Darmstadt and since 2013, Kaster has been heading the joint sales and marketing department of the Acrylic Monomers business.
Evonik, the creative industrial group from Germany, is one of the world leaders in specialty chemicals. Its activities focus on the key megatrends health, nutrition, resource efficiency and globalization. Evonik benefits specifically from its innovative prowess and integrated technology platforms. (GK)