H&R/Dragoco management
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Combined fragrance and flavors businesses, acquired by Swedish EQT Northern Europe Equity Funds, will be headed by Horst-Otto Gerberding as CEO, firm says following close of transaction Oct. 1. Among other management team appointments, Dan Stebbins will be in charge of flavors, while Tim Schaffner will head fragrances and cosmetics. Horst Finkelmeier will oversee aroma chemicals, Heinz-Jurgen Bertram will be in charge of R&D, Jurgen Nienhaus is named head of operations, and Martin Wolf is chief financial officer. Merger received clearance from European Commission in September (1"The Rose Sheet" Sept. 23, 2002, In Brief)...