WACKER BIOSOLUTIONS under New Leadership +++ Mathias Wiedemann will take over as president of WACKER BIOSOLUTIONS on January 1, 2025. He succeeds Susanne Leonhartsberger, who will leave the company at her own request at the end of 2024. “I am delighted that we have been able to recruit Mathias Wiedemann, an outstanding colleague from our own midst, to head our biotech division. I wish him every success in his new role,” says WACKER CEO Christian Hartel. Wiedemann previously headed WACKER’s POLYMERS business in the USA. His new assignment sees him returning to Munich. “BIOSOLUTIONS offers exciting products and services. I look forward to meeting this challenge. We are pursuing ambitious growth targets with a great team. Our goal is to generate one billion euros in sales in 2030,” explains Wiedemann. Mathias Wiedemann studied engineering and business administration at the University of Bremen, where he earned his doctorate in engineering on a scholarship from WACKER BIOSOLUTIONS. He joined WACKER as a project engineer in 2011. After holding several specialist and managerial positions in Germany and abroad, he was most recently responsible for POLYMERS’ business in North and Central America. In May 2024, Wiedemann was also appointed CFO of Wacker Chemical Corporation. Susanne Leonhartsberger took charge of the BIOSOLUTIONS division in 2020. She joined WACKER in 2001 and has been instrumental in developing BIOSOLUTIONS in various functions both in Germany and elsewhere. Development milestones under her leadership include the establishment of an mRNA competence center in Halle/Saale, Germany, in the context of the pandemic-preparedness agreements with the German government. “Susanne Leonhartsberger has taken BIOSOLUTIONS a decisive step forward on its growth path,” emphasizes Hartel. “On behalf of the entire Executive Board, I would like to thank her for her commitment and dedication. We wish her all the best for the future.” 🍀 #biotech #biosolutions #NewLeadership #pressrelease
Mathias Congratulation!!! I am so happy for you 🥳 and wish you all the success in this new role. We are excited to have you as our Division head & confident that BioSolutions will reach to greater heights under your leadership.
Welcome to the Team, Mathias ! All the best for your path forward, Susanne !
ALLES GUTE und stets ein „glückliches Händchen“. 🍀👍🏽
Congratulations Mathias on your new assignment. I am sure Wacker Biosolutions will soar to new heights under your leadership.
Congratulations Mathias! Wishing you a great start and the best of success for You and the entire Team.
Congrats Mathias! Impressive career and a role model for many colleagues. I still remember our common time at the Burghausen site and the visits of your doctoral supervisor Prof. Räbiger and the project with the beam zone reactor.
Sarah Forsch
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Congratulations Matthias. All the Best 👍
Thank you all so much for your kind messages and comments. I am very much looking forward to the new role and to see many of you in 2025. 😀