Dr. Lothar Freund

Bis 2016, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) (R&D), Kraton Polymers
Houston TX, US, Netherlands

Fähigkeiten und Kenntnisse

General Management
R&D Engineering
Innovation Management
Open Innovation
Operations Management
Operations Manager
Mergers & Acquisitions
Post Merger Management
Post-Merger-Integrationen
Strategy Development
Innovation strategy
Specialty Chemicals
Polymer chemistry
Polymere synthesis
Process Engineering
Cultural management
Change Management
Global R&D

Werdegang

Berufserfahrung von Lothar Freund

  • Current 9 years and 5 months, since Jan 2017

    Managing Director

    Freund Consulting LLC

    Advise companies in areas of product development, technology advancement and commercialization as well as innovation management.

  • 11 years and 4 months, Sep 2005 - Dec 2016

    Chief Technology Officer (CTO) (R&D)

    Kraton Polymers

    Global SVP of R&D and Innovation

  • 1 year and 1 month, Aug 2004 - Aug 2005

    Director R&D - PET, Nylon and Intermediates

    INVISTA

    Global R&D Management for 2 business lines

  • 3 years and 10 months, Oct 2000 - Jul 2004

    Director R&D and Manufacturing

    Kosa / Koch Industries

    Global R&D Director for 2 business lines

  • 1 year and 3 months, Jul 1999 - Sep 2000

    Site Manager

    Kosa / Koch Industries

    Site manager of a large scale PET and intermediates site in Offenbach 400 people

  • 5 years, Jul 1994 - Jun 1999

    Plant Manager

    Hoechst AG

    Plant Manager of PET production in Gersthofen, Germany

  • 9 months, Oct 1993 - Jun 1994

    Production Technologist

    Hoechst AG

    PET process technologist in Spartanburg SC, US

  • 4 years and 1 month, Sep 1989 - Sep 1993

    R&D Scientist

    Hoechst AG

    Pet researcher and application specialist for PET in film and bottle resin

Ausbildung von Lothar Freund

  • 7 years and 8 months, Oct 1981 - May 1989

    Polymer science

    The Philipps University in Marburg - Germany

Sprachen

  • German

    C2 (Verhandlungssicher / Muttersprachlich)

  • English

    C1 (Fließend)

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