Buckman CEO to step down in April

25/01/2017
Leather chemicals manufacturer Buckman has announced that its president and CEO, Steven Buckman, will retire on April 28, 2017.

He will be replaced by Junai Maharaj, who is currently the managing director of Buckman’s operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. 

Mr Buckman has been at the helm of the company since 2000. He joined Buckman as an export analyst in 1974, becoming president and chief operating officer of its international division in 1987. He was named as chairman of the board in 1996.

“Steve Buckman has dedicated more than 42 years of his life to this company and I can confidently say that Buckman would not be what it is today without his vision, leadership and unwavering commitment to its high standards and values,” said Otto Heissenberger, Jr., chairman of the board. “Steve has transformed Buckman into a successful global specialty chemical company that focuses on sustainable success through teamwork and values honest and ethical long-term relationships with its customers.”