SCHOTT AG has appointed Torsten Derr CEO, effective Jan. 1. Derr, who has served as CEO of SGL Carbon since 2020, succeeds Frank Heinricht, who will retire after leading the company for 11 years. Torsten Derr. Courtesy of SCHOTT AG. Derr began his career at Bayer AG as an R&D manager for plastics. He then joined specialty chemicals company LANXESS AG, where he held various leadership roles, including head of commercial and supply chain excellence and CCO. In 2016, Derr moved to the company’s subsidiary, Saltigo, where he managed the fine chemicals business until joining SGL Carbon. Per his appointment, Derr will also serve as chairman of the supervisory board for SCHOTT Pharma, a SCHOTT subsidiary.