10 Break-Out Sessions

  • Time: 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

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Christian Kohlpaintner

Speaker at the St. Gallen Symposium

Christian Kohlpaintner has served as the CEO and Chairman of the Management Board at Brenntag since 2020. Brenntag is the largest global chemical distribution company with more than 600 sites in 72 nations and is listed in the German DAX-40 index. Mr Kohlpaintner’s extensive experience in the chemical sector includes his tenure as CEO and Chairman of the Board at Chemical Specialist Budenheim from 2005 to 2009. He also served as a member of the Executive Committee at Clariant from 2009 to 2019. In addition to his current role, Mr Kohlpaintner holds positions as a member of the Supervisory Board at Evonik, a member of the Board of Directors at the European Petrochemical Association (EPCA), and a member of the Board at the German Chemical Industries Associations (VCI). He holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from the Technical University of Munich.