Valerie Diele-Braun has led the CABB Group as CEO since 2018. She has extensive experience in growth and transformation projects, in previous assignments at DSM, Givaudan and as a member of the board of Swiss chemical producer Archroma.

Markus joined CABB as its CFO in 2019. He held management positions in finance departments of international companies including Haniel Group, Escada AG and SAG Group over the past 25 years. Most recently, Markus was CFO of Landgard eG.

Tobias joined CABB in 2018 as head of the Program Management Office and has been nominated COO in 2020. Previously, Tobias contributed to strategic transformation programs in the chemical industry at Linde and Booz & Company, among others.

New to CABB in 2020, Urs spent the last 20 years leading operations and management teams in the fine and specialty chemical businesses of EMS, Archroma, Polygal and Borregaard.

Ari joined CABB in March 2021. He brings 20 years of industry experience to his new Kokkola assignment, most recently with leadership positions at Kraton Chemical and Sun Chemical.

Andree has led the Gersthofen site since 2016 after a lengthy career in plant operations at Clariant and Hoechst.

Wolfgang joined CABB in 2009 and is currently responsible for BU Acetyl’s global production network. He has 3 decades of experience in large scale production, with previous assignments at Hoechst and Clariant.

Jeff has been part of Jayhawk’s team since 1989, serving in a variety of production and project assignments in the US and Europe, prior to his present role leading the Jayhawk site for CABB.

Benjamin joined CABB in 2019. His career in the chemical industry spans 20 years and includes assignments in technical, commercial and management roles with Mitsubishi, Chevron Phillips and AkzoNobel.