The enterpreneur

1941

- 1960

1960 - 1967
 

1967 - 1968

1969 - 1973

1968 - 1986
 
 
 
 

1986

1986 - 1989
 
 

1989

2010
 

2011

Year of birth

College and education as varnish cooker

Study of Chemistry at University Bâle, Training in the paint labs of Bayer AG, Leverkusen
Degrees: Diplom Chemiker, Dr. phil. nat.

Trainee in coatings companies in Great Britain, Switzerland and France

Studies of economies at university Mannheim

Managing shareholder of the companies:
Südwest Lacke + Farben GmbH + Co. KG
Kausa Chemie GmbH
Robulit GmbH
Several M&A transactions for the family owned companies, e.g. a Swap with Reichhold Chemie Inc.

Sale of the family owned company to Dyckerhoff AG

CEO:
Südwest Lacke + Farben GmbH + Co. KG
ISPO GmbH

Founding of three Swiss companies

Sale of Kaffenberger AG, Chemical Mergers & Acquisitions to Helbling Group
(with 420 professionals biggest Swiss Consultancy)

Member of the advisory board of Helbling Kaffenberger AG
Managing Partner of Kaffenberger & Partner AG, Chemical Strategy Consultants
Board mandates  

Over 100 speeches and papers, e.g.:

1994
 

1998
 

2004
 

2006
 

2006

LEAN PAINT PRODUCTION©
SVLFC conference, Zürich-Glattbrugg

EFFICIENT PAINT LAB©
Fatipec congress, Interlaken

Key Indicators for Coatings Companies
Fatipec Plenar Lecture, Aix en Provence

Steigerung des Unternehmenswertes durch INNOVATION
VILF congress, Frankfurt-Neuisenburg

Adding Value to Architechtural Coatings Companies
EUROCOAT congress, Madrid