Helmut Heymann

Chief Administrative Officer
Cognis CorporationCharlotte, NC
ABOUT

Dr. Helmut Heymann (born 1952) has been CAO of Cognis since January 2002. He is responsible for Human Resources, Corporate Development, Corporate Communication and Legal Affairs. As a member of the Executive Committee since Cognis's founding in 1999, he was responsible for Human Resources. After obtaining his doctorate in economics, Heymann joined Henkel in 1980, where, since 1986, he was responsible for personnel recruitment and administration, subsequently becoming head of the Human Resources management sector. In 1992, he became head of the executive staff management department for the Detergents/Household Cleaners, Cosmetics and Surface Technologies sectors. From 1997, he was General Manager of the Henkel (China) Investment Company in Beijing.

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