IULTCS appoints new head of its research commission
03/07/2009
The International Union of Leather Technologists and Chemists Societies (IULTCS) has appointed Dr Dietrich Tegtmeyer as the new head of its research commission, known as the IUR. Dr Tegtmeyer takes over from Dr Volkan Candar who helped found the commission in 2006.
Under the leadership of Dr Candar the IUR prepared documentation on past research for the 2007 International Leather Forum in Paris and made a list of the global centres that are active in research for the leather industry worldwide, publishing the list on the IULTCS website (www.iultcs.org).
Earlier this year Dr Candar was appointed vice-president elect of the IULTCS and requested a replacement be found to lead the IUR so that he could focus on his new responsibilities.
The new chair, Dr Tegtmeyer, has a PhD in chemistry and has built an illustrious career at Lanxess (previously Bayer). He has held a number of increasingly important positions in process development, research and marketing and is currently vice-president for application and product development for Lanxess leather. He is well known and respected in the global leather industry.
Dr Tegtmeyer has shown much interest in the work of the IULTCS and looks forward to developing the role of the IUR, which he feels is uniquely structured to make an important contribution to help focus global research on the needs of the leather industry.
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