Joachim
Chemistry
Azelis
Belgium
Biography
Hans Joachim Müller holds a PhD in Chemistry from the LMU (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität) university in Munich, one of Europe's premier academic and research institutions. He also obtained a research fellowship at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA). Müller joined Azelis from a leading speciality chemicals company where he sat on the Executive Committee. His responsibilities included the business units catalysis & energy, emulsions, detergents & intermediates and oil & mining services. Prior to this, he was a member of the Managing Board and Head of the Catalytic Technologies global Business Unit at a company specialising in catalysts and adsorbents. His professional career started at a German chemicals company and continued in Hong Kong, where he was overseeing an inorganics business in Asia-Pacific. As Group CEO, Hans Joachim Müller is ultimately responsible for achieving the financial returns set by the shareholders and for implementing the strategic direction set by the Board. Thijs Bakker
Research Interest
Chemistry
