The Supervisory Board of Brenntag SE, the global market leader in chemicals and ingredients distribution, appointed Jens Birgersson as the company’s next Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Management Board effective September 1, 2025.

Birgersson most recently served as President and CEO of Rockwool Group, Denmark. Prior to that he has held various management positions in international market leading companies of different industries. Birgersson succeeds Dr Christian Kohlpaintner, who decided not to renew his contract as already communicated in November 2024, and who is stepping down from his position on August 31, 2025.

Birgersson, born 1967 and Swedish citizen, has more than 20 years of management experience in listed, international market leading companies in different industries. The manager, who was educated in Sweden and the US, holds Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in physics engineering and economics.

He started his career and worked for more than 20 years at ABB Group, a global technology leader in electrification and automation, working in Switzerland, Sweden and South Africa. This includes the role as ABB Group’s Senior Vice President and Head of Business Unit Network Management.

From 2005 to 2008 he was Executive Vice President and Head of Business Group Performance Minerals & Pigments of Imerys, Belgium, a globally leading provider of mineral-based specialties.

Most recently, from 2015 to 2024, Birgersson served as President and CEO of Rockwool Group, Denmark, the world’s largest manufacturer of insulation materials and systems made from stone wool.