About
Klaus Schafer is member of the Board of Management since 2015. He is Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Covestro and responsible for production and technology as well as all chemical production sites. Previously, Schafer was head of Production and Technology in the Polyurethanes segment, was the Country Representative in China for predecessor company Bayer MaterialScience, and Managing Director of German site operator Currenta, which provides services to Covestro at the Dormagen, Krefeld-Uerdingen and Leverkusen sites. Born in Bruehl, Germany, in 1962, Schafer studied physics at the city’s university. After obtaining his PhD, he worked for Erdölchemie and BP before joining the Bayer Group in 2001. Since Jun 2019, Schafer is a member of the supervisory board of TÜV Rheinland AG.
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- • 1 investors hold the Chief Financial Officer / Labor Director role in VCSift. Klaus Schafer is one of them.
- • 4 investors are based in Leverkusen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
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