The H.C. Starck Group will complete the team of its executive board as of February 1, 2010, when Andreas Meier, Ph.D., becomes chairman of the board of H.C. Starck GmbH and CEO of the international H.C. Starck Group. Among other duties, he will be responsible for the strategic direction and further development of the Group. Meier joins the two current executive board members, Uwe Salzer, Ph.D., and Axel Westerhaus, Ph.D.
After studying chemical engineering at the University of Graz, Meier obtained his doctorate at the Montan University of Leoben in Austria. In 1985, he started his professional career with RHI AG, where he held various positions in research, production and marketing. Meier became a board member of RHI AG in 1999 and was appointed chairman of the board in 2007.
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