Richard Ridinger
Chief Executive Officer
medical
Lonza
Australia
Biography
Richard Ridinger holds a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Karlsruhe. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Member of the Executive Committee (since May 2012) Member of the Board of Firmenich International SA (since October 2016) Former activities and functions: Transfer and integration of Cognis GmbH into BASF (2011) Member of the Management Board and Executive VicePresident “Care Chemicals†of Cognis GmbH (2006–2010) SBU Head of “Cognis Care Chemicals†and member of the Cognis Executive Committee (2002–2006) Vice President of the global “Care Chemicals Specialties†business of Cognis GmbH (2000– 2002) Director global Skin Care Ingredients Business at Henkel KGa A / Cognis GmbH (1999– 2000) Various positions at Henkel KGa A in R&D, Engineering and Production Management (1986–1999)
Research Interest
business developemnt
