The Team

ChemInvest is composed of two Managing Directors along with Allied Professionals, who are highly respected and knowledgeable in providing in-depth support regarding specified market segments.


Dipl.-Kfm. Arnulf Bäuerle

Diploma in Business Administration, University of Mannheim

More than 15 years experience in management positions in the Paper and Packaging Industry among other:

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Managing Director SCA Hygiene Products, Mannheim
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CEO SCA Hygiene Products S.A., Paris/France

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Managing Director SCA Flexpack Papers GmbH, Mannheim

Business Consultant and Interim Manager

Extensive experience in Mergers & Acquisitions

Excellent contacts and relations within the international Paper and Packaging Industry


 



Dr. Michael R. C. Gerstenberger

Managing Director, ChemInvest GmbH

Diploma and doctorate from Ruhruniversität Bochum, both in chemistry

spent more than 20 years in managerial positions in the chemical industry among

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ESSO Chemie / EXXON Chemicals Cologne / Brussels
Development Coordinator Solvents
Area Sales Manager Resins
Sales & Marketing Mgr. Performance Fluids
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Schering Industrial Chemicals Bergkamen / Berlin
Business Manager Extraction Chemicals
Marketing Manager Resins
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Witco Corp. Bergkamen / Frankfurt
Director Marketing Coatings / Adhesives
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Ciba Specialties Bergkamen / Bâle (Switzerland)
Global Marketing Director Resins

Until 1999 Vice President of German Marketing Association (DMV)

Since 1999 consultant and leader in various M&A projects.
Excellent contacts and specific market expertise to the following segments:

- adhesives
- paints & coatings
- printing inks & laquer

 



Dr. Timothy B. Jensen

Business consultant for pressure sensitive adhesives (PSA).

B.S. from the University of Minnesota and Ph.D. from Princeton University, both in Chemical Engineering

has held a variety of professional and managerial positions in his career at 3M

Areas of expertise and interest are
- packaging
- tape products
- regulatory and environmental issues
- standards and specification development

Former member of ASTM D10 Committee
Honorary member of PSTC´s Technical Committee

Registered Professional Engineer, Minnesota

Author of over 40 papers and patents

Since 2001 consultant and member of various M&A project teams
Excellent contacts and specific market expertise to the following segments:

- packaging
- adhesives
- tape products



Prof. Dr. rer.nat. Dipl.-Chem. Klaus Littmann

Diploma and Doctor degree in Chemistry at RWTH Aachen, Germany

Prof. Dr. Littmann has long-term experience in building materials and their chemistry. His professional record includes (among others)

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scientist at the institute for building materials (ibac) technical university of aachen
product development in cooperation with laboratories of the chemical industry
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freelance consulting as building materials chemist including expertising jobs
- full professor for materials chemistry and coating techniques at the university of hannover

In addition to his work as a free collaborant of the institute for research in materials and applications (IRMA) in slovenia , Prof. Dr. Littmann is and was member in several committees, e. g.:

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Working group for technical terms of delivery and technical test procedures for polymer-based coatings, screeds and sealings under asphalt roads on concrete of the federal ministry of transport

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Working group 6 des FNCA/AA 2/UA 2-4; coating with non-metallic materials on concrete in chemical facilities (DIN 28052-6)
- RILEM committees 151 APC and 184 IFE ( www.rilem.org )

Due to his experience with many projects in the field of building materials chemistry, Prof. Dr. Littmann is familiar with corporate issues and market trends of the industrial sector.



Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Dipl.-Kfm. Thomas A. Martin

Diploma in business administration at Mannheim University (M.A. equivalent), specialisation in chemical technology at Mannheim Technical University of Applied Sciences,

Doctorate in business administration (Dr. rer. pol.), Doctoral Thesis: Operational controlling of research and development

Prof. Dr. Martin keeps long-term scientific experience and practical knowledge:

His professional development encloses

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Full professorship for business administration, especially finance, controlling and accounting, at Ludwigshafen University of Applied Sciences

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Scientific director of the German Center of Entrepreneurship (ZMG) - Institute for management research and scientific consulting
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teaching experience in national und international universities, conference speaker at international scientific and management conferences

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Co-operation with the chemical industry through projects, diploma thesis and internships, e.g. international market development studies for China (affiliated with East Asia Institute Ludwigshafen/Mannheim)


Practical knowledge both in international corporate group and small and medium-sized enterprise:

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assistant of the general manager in a family enterprise (Johannes Martin Söhne OHG)
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International group experience in the commercial vehicle business unit of Mercedes-Benz AG
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projects and staff activities in controlling, finance and accounting in the business segment powertrain
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Internal auditing and consulting in Mercedes-headquarter: project responsibility in finance & accounting

Consulting experience, especially strategy consulting for SMEs and family enterprises, for example in management of succession

Member of supervisory board for a small automotive supplier (Ad lab GmbH)

International und national publications and books among other things on management of small and medium-sized enterprises, corporate finance, controlling and management succession in family business

Management trainer and seminar leader, among other things for the chemical industry and the mechanical engineering



Dr. Franz Müller

Managing Director, ChemInvest GmbH

Diploma in mathematics and doctorate in economics, both from University of Heidelberg

spent more than 20 years in managerial positions in the chemical industry among

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business unit manager at Giulini Chemie GmbH / Ludwigshafen
(a subsidiary of Israel Chemicals Ltd)
Member of various groups within VCI (German Chemical Association)
Managing director of Giulini’s French subsidiary „Lombard Gerin“/Lyon
Initiator of Joint Ventures in
East Germany / Czechoslovakia / Russia / China
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managing director of Haltermann GmbH / Speyer
a refinery specialized in
custom processing for the chemical & pharmaceutical industry
manufacturing of customized solvents, foaming agents, etc.

M&A consultant since 1999
Excellent contacts and specific market expertise to the following segments:

- plastics and engineering compounds
- paper chemicals
- water treatment chemicals



Dr. Wolfgang Niedermeyer

Business consultant for dedicated pharma segments.

Examination in biology and chemistry from universities Freiburg and Stuttgart-Hohenheim and doctorate in cell biology from ETH Zürich. Scientific assistant (post doc) at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot/Israel.

Dr Niedermeyer spent more than 20 years in professional and managerial positions in the pharmaceutical industry among

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member of scientific staff
Immunological Research Unit, Steglitz Medical University
Department of Cytology, Robert Koch Institute
Institute of Toxicology and Embryonal Pharmacology, FU Berlin
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Schering AG
product coordinator – diagnostic agents
research coordinator – pre-clinical research processes
strategic planning expert
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Rhône-Poulenc Rorer/Nattermann
Head of Phytomedical Department
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WALA phytomedicines and cosmetics, Bad Boll
Head of Phytomedical Department

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Omega Pharma, Berlin
CEO

Since 2000 consultant and member of various M&A project teams
Specific expertise to the following segments:

- development and marketing of phytopharmaka
- development and marketing of nutraceuticals
- development and marketing of cosmeceuticals
- strategic planning and product manufacturing regarding the segments mentioned above

 



Dr. Christian von Rohrscheidt

PhD in organic chemistry from the University of Frankfurt, Postdoc at the University of Houston/Texas

Dr.v.Rohrscheidt works now for more than 25 year in professional and mangement positions in the pharmaceutical industry, specifically for contract manufacturing organizations (CMOs)

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Merz & Co
R & D department, responsible for the development of new chemical entities
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RP Scherer GmbH
Manager for new business development Sales Director Vice president Sales, Marketing and R & D
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Rottendorf Pharma GmbH
Vice president corporate planning CEO
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Haupt Pharma GmbH
CEO
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Since 1994 consultant and broker for CMOs in the pharmaceutical and food supplemnet arena

 

Dr.v.Rohrscheidt accumulated solid expertise in the following fields

- Contract manufacturing for pharmaceuticals and food supplements
- Marketing for innovative dosage forms and registration dossiers
- Manufacturing technologies for most pharmaceutical dosage forms
- B2B marketing in the pharmaceutical and food supplement industries



Prof. Dr. rer. pol., Dipl.-Kfm., Dipl.-Volksw. Walter Ruda

Diploma in business administration and Diploma in economics at the university of Cologne (M.B.A. equivalent)

Doctorate in business administration (Dr. rer. pol.), Doctoral thesis about a banking and financing subject at the university of Bayreuth

Prof. Dr. Ruda keeps longterm scientific experiences as well as practical knowledge and leadership experiences (e.g., board of directors, manager) in medium-sized enterprises and in the group. His professional vita encloses among other things

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full professorship for business administration, esp. finance, controlling and accounting as well as medium sized enterprises, University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern, FH-campus Zweibrücken; former foundation dean of the faculty of business administration, several calls to other University of Applied Sciences

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university lecturer in national and international universities (e.g., Buenos Aires), speaker at international management and scientific conferences (e.g., in Washington D.C., Singapore, Buenos Aires, Vienna, Budapest)

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scientific director of the German Center of Entrepreneurship (ZMG) - Institute of management research and scientific consulting

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co-operation with the industry through projects, diploma thesis and internships in Germany and abroad, e.g., market development studies for Russia and China
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professional experiences e.g., CFO of CDV Software Entertainment AG (Prime Standard), managing director of Winkler GmbH & Co KG (medium-sized company of mechanical engineering), head of department „Controlling International“ of adidas AG (inc. management of holdings)
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consulting experiences esp. in medium-sized enterprises
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member of the supervisory board and former chairman of the supervisory board of 1. FC Kaiserslautern

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international and national publications among other things on management of medium-sized enterprises, controlling as well as corporate finance and investor relations-management, entrepreneurship in form of several books, studies, articles etc.

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head of the working committee "Controlling" with Baden-Wurttemberg RKW, management trainer and head of confences and seminars (chemical industry etc.)