Dr. Christoph Hahn Email & Phone Number

Düren, Nrw, De

Düren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Responsible for research and development and intellectual property management- Authorised signatory- Managing of a team of 17 employees - Strategic and operational realignment of R&D activities - IP management ifor patents and trade marks- Life cycle assessments and sustainability- Products compliance and regulations- Process optimization and product development for inkjet printable papers, films and wovens- Product and process development of membranes for water purification- Product and process development for 3D-dye-sublimation technology

Bielefeld Area, Germany

- Responsible for research and development, quality control and intellectual property management- Management of a team of 48 employees at the Bielefeld and Flensburg sites- Strategic and operational realignment of R&D activities - Reorientation of IP management and introduction of an IP strategy- Process optimization and product development for inkjet, thermal and barrier papers- Development of barrier papers for food packaging, e.g. in close cooperation with a global brand owner - Life cycle assessment of barrier papers- Commercialization of barrier papers in two product lines- Establishment and expansion of fundamental and application technology expertise for barrier papers, including process optimization in the manufacturing process as well as in further processing in the value chain - Establishment and expansion of application technology services for barrier paper converters- Implementation of extensive cost down measures for raw material usage and production processes with cost savings in the seven-digit euro range p.a.- Development of environmentally friendly thermal papers (with and without chemical developers/color formers) to market maturity- Formation of a department for chemical/physical analysis to serve internal and external customers more efficiently with an increase in problem-solving competency- Development of qualitatively optimized inkjet label and photobook papers to market maturity - Consolidation of the patent portfolio with realized cost savings in the six-digit euro range p.a.

Colmar Area, France

- Responsible for research, development, quality control of the high performance fiber Kermel® (incl. monomers and polymers)- Management of a team of 20 employees - Realignment of the R&D strategy, consolidation of the project portfolio - Innovation management and cultural change management - Process and quality optimization in close cooperation with the production- Development and successful implementation of an innovative method for improving the UV resistance of Kermel® fiber - Development of a new product line with greatly improved protection against arc faults in close cooperation with Sales & Marketing- Project for the development of a next generation polymer- From 02/17 to 05/18 (as interim) responsible for the safety management of the whole company- Introduction of life saving rules

Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands

- Worldwide operational and strategic responsibility for sales of the high-performance fiber Twaron®. - Complex management responsibility for a globally positioned sales team of 160 employees with 15 direct reports in Western Europe, Japan, USA, Brazil, Russia, India and China- Sustainable expansion of the world market leadership position and profitable growth in a market that is highly competitive due to Chinese and Korean market newcomers and the additional build-up of overcapacities of the American competition - Introduction of state-of-the-art tools for highly efficient sales management - Redefinition of commercial strategy and M&S reorganization with 20% cost reduction - Streamlining of the product portfolio with increase of relevant KPIs- Leader of the sustainability team, development of eco-efficiency, customer benefit and life cycle analysis models - Project management "Twaron Black": development of a unique, spun-dyed yarn type and successful, highly profitable market launch- Management of the Twaron® ingredient brand

Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

- Commercial and operational management of the GmbH, representation of the company (75 employees) internally and externally (from 2007 to 2012 as spokesman for the management).- Establishment of a structured works constitution, intensive and constructive cooperation with the works council- Successful implementation of personnel cost savings in the crisis year 2009

- Establishment and management of a new sales department (spin-off) for the target market of protective workwear incl. management of technical center, research and development, production, logistics, and finance- Worldwide operational and strategic management of the division - Significant, highly profitable expansion of market share and development of new markets with attainment of a dominant market position - Increase in sales from EUR 8 to 40 million - Sub-project management "Strategy 2018" for Marketing & Sales in cooperation with McKinsey & Company, elaboration of the growth path for Teijin Aramid in a changing competitive environment with emerging Asian competition.- Expansion of the technical center for optimized customer service- Product development of fibers and yarns - Project initiation and management "Twaron Black": development of a unique, spinneret-dyed product type- Process optimizations with significantly increased productivity and product quality, expansion of the laboratory for quality control

Obernburg, Germany

Leading team of six operators for polymer analytics: SEC-LS, SLS, DLS, SALS, Viscometry, CHN-Analysis, Karl-Fischer-Titration, on line particle size measurements in spinning dope,sub project leader spinning conditions LyocellSemi-empirical and molecular dynamics simulations