New at the Head

Dr.  Eggert Voscherau voted Chairman of the Supervisory Board

Dr. Eggert Voscherau has been selected to serve as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of SCHOTT AG. Dr. Voscherau will also act as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Carl Zeiss Foundation, the sole shareholder in SCHOTT AG. The former BASF manager succeeds Tilman Todenhöfer in both positions. Dr. Voscherau worked as Executive Chairman and Human Resources Director at BASF SE, as well as site manager for the plant in Ludwigs­hafen, Germany, until April, 2008. Born in Ham­burg, Voscherau is President of the Employers’ Association of the Chemical Industry.