HÜTTENES-ALBERTUS - Key Persons


Christoph Koch - President

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  • President
Christoph Koch has been President of Hüttenes-Albertus Chemische Werke GmbH since April 1, 2015. He is responsible for Finance, Human Resources, IT, Legal & Compliance and Sourcing. Christoph Koch studied business administration in Cologne. Earlier in his career, he spent ten years in the corporate banking division of Deutsche Bank in New York and Cologne. He was also Head of Treasury at the Kamps bakery chain. At Lanxess he served as Head of Corporate Finance and in March 2008 was appointed as head of the company's Treasury Department. Christoph Koch is married with three children.

Franz Friedrich Butz - President

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  • President
Franz Friedrich Butz has been President of Hüttenes-Albertus Chemische Werke GmbH since October 1, 2018. He is responsible for Sales & Marketing, Production & Technology and Research & Development. Franz Friedrich Butz studied foundry technology in Giessen and began his professional career as a foundry manager at Kloth-Senking Metallgießerei (now KSM Casting Group) in Hildesheim. His career has taken him from Honsel to Volkswagen AG, including stints in Hanover, Kassel and Shanghai, all the way to the management of the KSM Casting Group. Franz Friedrich Butz is married with three children.