Thomas Wessel - Evonik Industries Chief HR Officer and Member of Executive Board

Mr. Thomas Wessel is a Member of the Executive Board and Chief Human Resources Officer at Evonik Industries AG since September 1, 2011. Responsible for Technology and Infrastructure at the Company. Since July 2015, he serves at Evonik Nutrition Care GmbH, Evonik Resource Efficiency GmbH, Evonik Performance Materials GmbH, and among others. Having qualified as an industrial clerk at Bergbau AG, he trained as a personnel officer and subsequently studied human resources management. He began his career in the human resources department at Bergbau AG, Lippe, and subsequently moved to the Personnel Policy Issues Department at RAG Aktiengesellschaft, which he headed from 1997. From 2001 until 2002 his roles also included heading the Human Resources Division and the Human Resources Policy Department at RAG Aktiengesellschaft. From 2002 until 2006 he headed the Human Resources Division at RAG Aktiengesellschaft. During this time he was also a member of the Board of Management of RAG Beteiligungs GmbH. In 2006 he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Management of RAG BILDUNG GmbH. In 2009 he joined Evonik Degussa AG as Chief Human Resources Officer and a member of the Board of Management. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Industriepark Wolfgang GmbH, Infracor GmbH and Member of the Board of Gesellschaft zur Sicherung von Bergmannswohnungen mbH and THS GmbH, among others. since 2011.