Stephan Krebber has worked at Bayer since 1991 and has already held a wide range of positions within the company. Before his role as program director for the digitalization of production and technology at Covestro, the engineer oversaw factories and plants in Europe and Asia, most recently as technical manager at facilities in China where he also helped to oversee the spin-off of Bayer MaterialScience to Covestro. Away from work, the 52-year-old also takes a keen interest in digitalization and technology and combines his passion for photography with his love of drones.

With 2017 sales of EUR 14.1 billion, Covestro is among the world’s largest polymer companies. Business activities are focused on the manufacture of high-tech polymer materials and the development of innovative solutions for products used in many areas of daily life. The main segments served are the automotive, construction, wood processing and furniture, and electrical and electronics industries. Other sectors include sports and leisure, cosmetics, health and the chemical industry itself. Covestro has 30 production sites worldwide and employs approximately 16,200 people (calculated as full-time equivalents) at the end of 2017.