Holding a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the LMU Munich, Dr. Werner Ponikwar has gained 20+ years of experience in the chemical industry. He held leading positions including business development, corporate strategy and management at German stock-listed companies such as EvonikDegussa and Linde. In his last role, he served as CEO of Linde Hydrogen FuelTech,a global technology provider of hydrogen refuelling stations, focused on the full product life cycle, incl. the development, manufacturing, sales, erection and service. As the new CEO of thyssenkruppnucera, he will drive the development of the business to a standalone company to become a global hydrogen technology champion.