We are pleased to announce, Dr. Joerg-Peter Geisler (55) has been appointed as Managing Director of CTP Chemicals and Technologies for Polymers GmbH in Rüsselsheim, effective January 1st, 2016. Dr. Geisler will succeed Dr. Erhard Jacobi (65), founder and Managing Director of CTP GmbH, who will retire from the company by the end of 2015. However, Dr. Jacobi will continue to assist the company in an advisory role.  

Dr. Geisler started his career with Hoechst AG in R&D and joined CTP GmbH in 1996 as head of R&D. He became technical director in 2000 and was further assigned to head all technical operations in addition to R&D. He has been an integral part of the CTP leadership team and contributed significantly to the growth of the business by developing new products, providing technical support to customers while also establishing strong systems and processes to manage operations. This announcement reflects als the continuity of the well-known strengths of CTP GmbH in engaging for customers through technical support as well as reliable products and services. The appointment of Dr. Geisler will lead to a further integration of the company as the European mainstay into Aditya Birla Chemicals global epoxy business and will grow the business to the next level, while strengthening the CeTePox®-brand and the company´s site at Rüsselsheim.  

We also take the opportunity to thank Dr. Jacobi for building this company and creating CeTePox® as strong brand representing quality and reliability to our customers.