Christian Kohlpaintner born 1963, joined Brenntag as a Member of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer effective
January 1, 2020.

The Ph.D. chemist Dr Christian Kohlpaintner has more than 30 years of management experience in the chemical industry. This includes international executive roles in US, Switzerland and China where he lived and worked for several years each.

Dr Christian Kohlpaintner is member of the Board of Directors of the EPCA European Petrochemical Association and Member of the Präsidium of Verband der Chemischen Industrie (VCI).