Boinowitz Named Managing Director of BYK-Chemie and President of BYK
Tammo Boinowitz succeeds Christoph Schlünken, Ph.D., who has headed the division on an interim basis since October of last year.
Tammo Boinowitz, Ph.D., will become managing director of BYK-Chemie GmbH, based in Wesel, Germany, as of January 1, 2021. After a two-month training and transitional phase, he will also become president of BYK, the largest division of the specialty chemicals group ALTANA. Boinowitz succeeds Christoph Schlünken, Ph.D., who has headed the division on an interim basis since October of last year, in parallel with his responsibilities on ALTANA’s management board.
Boinowitz reportedly has many years of international management experience in specialty chemicals. He holds a doctorate in chemistry and has held various management positions at Evonik since 2008. He currently heads the Care Solutions business unit as senior vice president.