Christian Herrmanns
President, MonoSol and Executive Officer, Kuraray
Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Joined MonoSol: 2013
Education: Business Administration, Avans Hogeschool; Executive MBA, Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management
In January 2022, Christian Herrmanns was appointed as President of MonoSol. Under Herrmanns’ leadership, MonoSol set a new vision for the company, “A future without waste.” This vision is supported by MonoSol’s new mission to make consumer goods simpler, safer and more sustainable and by a new set of values.
His strategic vision has spurred significant investments, including a $10 million Innovation Center in Chicago, market expansion into Asia and a focus on developing biobased products of the future. His efforts also extend to streamlining operations with new production facilities in Poland, improving regional supply chains, and reducing the company’s production footprint in higher-cost areas. In 2024, the company posted the best safety record in its history. What started as an exercise in vision in 2022 has manifested in strategic action that is delivering results.
Before coming to MonoSol, Christian developed extensive international and strategic marketing experience beginning at Omya Group in Germany, where he held positions in sales, marketing and product management. In 2007 he joined Rohm and Haas which became Dow Chemical in 2009. He moved with Dow in 2011 to the United States to lead strategic marketing for Dow’s North American non-woven resin portfolio.