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Executive Management

Board of Directors/Advisory Board

  • Gerry Murphy
    Chairman of the Board
    Senior Managing Director, The Blackstone Group (London, UK)
  • Lionel Yves Assant
    Director
    Senior Managing Director, The Blackstone Group (London, UK)
  • Philippe Meyer
    Director
    Senior Advisor, The Blackstone Group (London, UK)
  • Alan Roux
    Director
    Executive Director, The Blackstone Group (London, UK)
  • Thomas J. Goeke
    Director
    Chief Executive Officer, Klöckner Pentaplast Group (Gordonsville, Virginia, USA)
  • Dr. Markus Hölzl
    Director
    Chief Financial Officer, Klöckner Pentaplast Group (Montabaur, Germany)
  • Michael F. Tubridy
    Director
    President & Chief Operating Officer, Klöckner Pentaplast/Americas (Gordonsville, Virginia, USA)
  • Dr. Hans-Joachim Kogelnik
    Director
    President & Chief Operating Officer, Klöckner Pentaplast/Europe (Montabaur, Germany)

Executive Management

Thomas J. Goeke

Thomas Goeke

Thomas J. Goeke has served as a member of the management board since January 2002. In July 2005, he became CEO of the kp Group. In April 2003, he was appointed to chief operating officer. He served as president and chief executive officer of Klöckner Pentaplast of America, Inc., from March 1998 to June 2003. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Goeke served as the chief operating officer and executive vice president of Klöckner Pentaplast of America, Inc., and was responsible for the daily operations of Klöckner Pentaplast of America, Inc., and its subsidiaries. From 1994 to 1996, he was vice president of operations for Klöckner Pentaplast of America, Inc. Mr. Goeke initially joined Klöckner Pentaplast of America, Inc., in 1989 as assistant to the president and was later appointed as general manager for Klöckner Barrier Films.

Dr. Markus Hölzl

Dr. Markus Hölzl

Dr. Markus Hölzl has served as a member of the management board since April 2010. He is chief financial officer of the Klöckner Pentaplast Group. Dr. Hölzl served as interim CFO for the kp Group from November 2008 to March 2010. From May 2006 to March 2010, he was a senior director with AlixPartners GmbH in Munich, Germany, where he was responsible for financial and operational restructuring projects and interim management assignments. Prior to joining AlixPartners, Dr. Hölzl held a number of CFO and COO positions in international, private, and stock listed companies, such as Carnaud Metalbox, Triumph-Adler, and CineMedia. He began his career as a strategic consultant at Bain & Company and Quantum Management.

Michael F. Tubridy

Michael F. Tubridy

Michael F. Tubridy has served as a member of the management board since July 2003. He is president and chief operating officer of Klöckner Pentaplast/Americas, since summer 2005 and is responsible for the daily operations of Klöckner Pentaplast of America, Inc., and its subsidiaries. In 2003, he was appointed president. From 2000 to 2003, Mr. Tubridy served as executive vice president for Klöckner Pentaplast of America, Inc. From 1997 to 2000, he was vice president of sales and marketing. Mr. Tubridy initially joined Klöckner Pentaplast of America, Inc., in 1994 as marketing manager and was later appointed director of sales and marketing.

Jay J. Cheng

Jay J. Cheng

Jay J. Cheng has served as a member of the management board since September 2008. He is president and chief operating officer of Klöckner Pentaplast/Asia, since summer 2008, and is responsible for the daily operations of Kloeckner Pentaplast (Thailand) Ltd. and its subsidiaries. Mr. Cheng was an officer at Polymer Group Inc., a leading global supplier for medical and hygiene non-woven materials headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. From 2005 to 2007, he served as Vice President and General Manager of Asia. He was responsible for all operations in Asia. Prior to 2005, he held senior executive positions in Asia with major global industrial companies including GE Hydro Equipment Asia, Praxair, and Eaton Corporation. Mr. Cheng began his career in Eaton Corporation in the U.S. and held various positions from engineering to business development before relocating to China in 1994.

Dr. Hans-Joachim Kogelnik

Dr. Hans-Joachim Kogelnik

Dr. Hans-Joachim Kogelnik has served as a member of the management board since September 2008. He is president and chief operating officer of Klöckner Pentaplast/Europe, since September 2008 and is responsible for the daily operations of Klöckner Pentaplast GmbH & Co. KG, and its subsidiaries. Dr. Kogelnik was officer of the specialty chemical company, Lanxess, headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany. From 2005 to 2007, he was Global Head of the business unit Lustran Polymers and, in this function, Chairman of the Board of the Indian legal entity Lanxess ABS Ltd. (listed on the Indian Stock Exchange). From 2002 to 2005, he served as Head of Global Operations Styrenics for Bayer Polymers (later renamed Bayer Material Science). From 2007 until joining Klöckner Pentaplast, he was a member of the Advisory Board of Ineos ABS, a joint venture of Lanxess and Ineos. From 1988 to 2002, he held various positions at Bayer AG throughout the world including 9 years at Bayer Corporation in the USA.

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