Karl Rotthier
Chief Executive Officer
chemical engg
Kosmo Science
Spain
Biography
Karl Rotthier (Belgian) holds a Master of Laws from the University of Antwerp (Belgium) and the University of Southampton (UK), and an MBA from Vlerick Business School (Belgium).
Research Interest
rior to joining DSM and subsequently DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals (DSP), Karl has been active as a lawyer in Belgium and worked for BASF in Belgium and Germany, leading, amongst others, the Performance Chemicals business unit of BASF in Ludwigshafen. Karl joined DSM in 2005 as Director Special Projects, focusing on pricing and later joined DPP as Business Unit Director Exclusive Synthesis/Intermediates. In 2009, Karl joined DSP as the Business Unit Director Europe/Americas. On 1 January, 2011, Karl became Chief Operating Officer responsible for the Running Business and Operations worldwide. In July 2014, Karl became the President of DSP, in charge of the global business of DSP. In 2016 Karl was appointed Chief Executive Officer of DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals.
