Brenntag CEO Christian Kohlpaintner to step down
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 21, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 21, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026

Brenntag's CEO Christian Kohlpaintner will step down on August 31. Jens Birgersson, former Rockwool Group head, will assume the CEO role starting September 1.
(Reuters) -German chemicals distributor Brenntag said on Wednesday its CEO Christian Kohlpaintner would step down on August 31.
The company has appointed Jens Birgersson, most recently head of Denmark's Rockwool Group, as new CEO and he will take over on September 1, said Brenntag.
(Reporting by Anastasiia Kozlova in GdanskEditing by Madeline Chambers)
Christian Kohlpaintner will step down as CEO of Brenntag on August 31.
Jens Birgersson, the former head of Denmark's Rockwool Group, will take over as CEO on September 1.
The transition will take place on September 1, following Kohlpaintner's departure on August 31.
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