Uwe Zakrzewski is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in the chemical industry, currently serving as Managing Director DACH at Azelis since April 2023. Zakrzewski has held significant roles such as Senior Advisor Chemistry at IMAP since January 2018, Managing Director at Melos GmbH from March 2021 to March 2023, and Managing Director at PCC Specialties GmbH from January 2018 to December 2020. Previous positions include CEO of Dr. Woellner Holding GmbH & Co. KG, Managing Director at BYK-Chemie, and Managing Director of Hexion/Bakelite/Momentive, among others. Zakrzewski's educational background includes a Dr. rer. nat. in Organic Chemistry from both the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung and the University of Duisburg-Essen.