Matthias Zachert - Lanxess AG Chairman of The Board of Management

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Chairman

Mr. Matthias Zachert is Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Management Board at LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft since April 1, 2014. He was Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Management Board at Lanxess AG from September 16, 2004 to March 31, 2011. From 1999 to 2002, Matthias Zachert worked in Paris as Chief Financial Officer of the International Region of Aventis Pharma AG, which was formed by the merger of Hoechst Marion Roussel and RhnePoulenc Rorer. Before the merger that created Aventis, he held various senior management positions in the pharmaceutical business of Hoechst AG. As of 2002 Matthias Zachert was Chief Financial Officer at Kamps AG, where he helped to restructure the company. Matthias Zachert served as Chief Financial Officer of LANXESS AG from 2004 to 2011, where he played a key role in establishing the global finance organization, restructuring the portfolio, and realigning the Bayer spinoff. From June 2011, he was a member of the Executive Board and Chief Financial Officer at Merck KGaA. Since April 1, 2014, Matthias Zachert is Chairman of the Board of Management of LANXESS AG. He also serves as Member of the executive committee of the association of German chemical companies VCI, Member of the GermanAsia Pacific Business Association . He completed an industrial management apprenticeship at MercedesBenz AG before he studied business administration with a concentration in finance and international management from 1990 to 1995. He graduated with a degree in business administration . since 2014.
Age 56
Tenure 10 years
Phone49 221 8885 0
Webhttps://lanxess.com

Lanxess AG Management Efficiency

The company has return on total asset (ROA) of 0.0305 % which means that it generated a profit of $0.0305 on every $100 spent on assets. This is way below average. Similarly, it shows a return on equity (ROE) of 0.0697 %, meaning that it generated $0.0697 on every $100 dollars invested by stockholders. Lanxess AG's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Lanxess AG manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities.
Lanxess AG has accumulated 2.67 B in total debt with debt to equity ratio (D/E) of 0.95, which is about average as compared to similar companies. Lanxess AG has a current ratio of 2.2, suggesting that it is liquid and has the ability to pay its financial obligations in time and when they become due. Debt can assist Lanxess AG until it has trouble settling it off, either with new capital or with free cash flow. So, Lanxess AG's shareholders could walk away with nothing if the company can't fulfill its legal obligations to repay debt. However, a more frequent occurrence is when companies like Lanxess AG sell additional shares at bargain prices, diluting existing shareholders. Debt, in this case, can be an excellent and much better tool for Lanxess to invest in growth at high rates of return. When we think about Lanxess AG's use of debt, we should always consider it together with cash and equity.

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LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft, a specialty chemicals company, develops, manufactures, and markets chemical intermediates, additives, specialty chemicals, and plastics worldwide. The company was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Cologne, Germany. LANXESS AG is traded on OTC Exchange in the United States. Lanxess AG [LNXSF] is a Pink Sheet which is traded between brokers as part of OTC trading.

Management Performance

Lanxess AG Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the Lanxess AG's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Lanxess AG inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Lanxess. The board's role is to monitor Lanxess AG's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Lanxess AG's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Lanxess AG's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Anno Borkowsky, Head Management
Michael Pontzen, CFO and Member of the Board of Management
Jorge Nogueira, Head Unit
Luis LopezRemon, Head Unit
Marcel Beermann, Head Function
Hubert Fink, Member of the Board of Management and Head of Advanced Industrials Intermediates Bus. Unit
Oliver Stratmann, Head of Treasury and Investor Relations
Matthias Zachert, Chairman of The Board of Management
Katja Borghaus, Head HR
Michael Zobel, Head Unit

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