Monday, March 14, 2022
The Felix Schoeller Group has appointed Yong Li Gao as a new member of the BoE starting from January 1, 2022. In his role as Vice Chief Executive Officer APA (Vice CEO APA), Yong Li Gao has regional responsibility for the company in the Asia Pacific region and specifically China. Mr Li Gao succeeds Peter Cornelißen on the BoE.
Peter Cornelißen has worked for the global specialty paper manufacturer since 2002. From 2002 to 2017, he was Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Managing Director of the Felix Schoeller Group. In 2018, Peter Cornelißen went to China on behalf of the company to play a key role in setting up the joint venture Winbon Schoeller New Materials Co., Ltd as a member of the Board of Directors (BoD) and in the role of BoD Advisor. After leaving the Felix Schoeller Group’s BoD, Peter Cornelißen will continue to advise and support the further development of the Winbon Schoeller New Materials joint venture until further notice.
53-year-old Yong Li Gao joined the Felix Schoeller Group on September 1, 2020. He initially served as Deputy Vice CEO APA before taking over as Chief Representative in charge of the sales office in Shanghai on January 1, 2021. On April 1, 2021, Yong Li Gao was assigned the role of Vice CEO APA. He was appointed to the BOE of the Felix Scholler Group on January 1, 2022.
“We are very pleased to welcome Yong Li Gao as a new member of the Felix Schoeller Group BoE,” says Hans-Christoph Gallenkamp. “Yong Li Gao has many years of operational and strategic experience in the international industrial environment. His expertise will make a lasting contribution to the expansion of our business activities in Asia and especially in China.”
The Felix Schoeller Group’s BoE now consists of Hans-Christoph Gallenkamp (CEO/CSO), Georg Haggenmüller (COO), Matthias Breimhorst (CFO), Michael Szidat (CEO NA) and Yong Li Gao (CEO APA).
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