Brenntag SE’s newly appointed chief financial officer, Thomas Reisten, will oversee accounting, controlling, investor relations, legal, shared services, tax, treasury, and insurance, supporting the company’s strategic growth in key sectors, including the paints and coatings market.
The Supervisory Board of Brenntag SE has appointed Thomas Reisten to its Board of Management as Chief Financial Officer.
“I would like to thank the Supervisory Board of Brenntag SE for the trust they are placing in me. I am very much looking forward to my new role and to working with the international and talented teams at Brenntag. Together we will drive the ongoing transformation of the company and achieve further growth. The global market leader has great development potential and offers many opportunities to contribute my experience with high performing finance, supply chain, corporate development, M&A, and strategy organizations,” has commented Thomas Reisten, Chief Financial Officer of Brenntag SE.
Thomas Reisten was most recently Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Management Board at Vantage Towers AG. He was instrumental in the company’s carve-out from the Vodafone organisation and the subsequent IPO, as well as the subsequent takeover by private equity companies and delisting. In his long and successful career in the Vodafone Group, Thomas Reisten has held numerous management positions in finance and worked in the UK and Ireland, Romania, Germany, India, and Japan.
“With Thomas Reisten, we have gained a very internationally positioned and versatile top manager. During his many years of working for globally active, listed companies in the telecommunications technology and infrastructure sector, he has acquired extensive operational, financial and capital market expertise. Coupled with his strong commercial and strategic focus, he brings all the skills needed to implement Brenntag’s strategy and transformation and to prepare the company for future opportunities and further growth,” has stated Richard Ridinger, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Brenntag SE
“I am very pleased to welcome Thomas Reisten as a new member of our company’s Board of Management. As an interculturally experienced executive and with his experience in corporate transformation in a challenging business environment, he is an excellent addition to our management team. He will provide new impetus on Brenntag’s path to sustainable earnings growth and contribute to achieving our ambitious business and efficiency targets,” has concluded Christian Kohlpaintner, Chief Executive Officer of Brenntag SE.
About Brenntag
Brenntag is supplies chemicals and ingredients. The company plays a pivotal role in connecting customers and suppliers within the chemical industry. Headquartered in Essen (Germany) Brenntag has more than 17,700 employees worldwide and operates a network of approximately 600 sites across 72 countries.
The company’s two global divisions, Brenntag Essentials and Brenntag Specialties, offer a diverse and comprehensive portfolio of industrial and speciality chemicals and ingredients, as well as tailored application, marketing, and supply chain solutions, technical and formulation support, extensive regulatory expertise, and digital solutions for a wide range of industries.