Michael König

Chairman at SYMRISE AG

Net worth: 237 158 $ as of 2026-09-29

63 year

70 connections

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Michael König is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 9 different companies. Presently, he holds the position of Chairman-Supervisory Board of Rec Solar Group Ltd., Chairman-Supervisory Board at Symrise AG and Chief Executive Officer at Elkem ASA. He is also on the board of 5 other companies. In the past Mr. König was Head-Polycarbonates Business at Covestro AG Global Head-Production & Technology at Covestro Deutschland AG and Managing Director at Bayer Polymers (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. (both are subsidiaries of Covestro AG), Managing Director at Bayer Material Science China Ltd., Chairman for Bayer HealthCare AG, Chairman at Bayer Technology Services GmbH, Chairman for Currenta Geschäftsführungs GmbH, Chairman of Bayer Pharma AG and Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Bayer (China) Co., Ltd. Michael König received an undergraduate degree from the University of Dortmund.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
CELANESE CORPORATION 0%	2026-05-10	5,345 ( 0% )	237 158 $	2026-09-29

Michael König active positions

Companies	Position	Start
SYMRISE AG	Chairman	2020-06-17
CELANESE CORPORATION	Director/Board Member	2022-02-08
Bluestar Finance Holdings Ltd. Bluestar Finance Holdings Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment services	Director/Board Member	-
Bluestar Fibres Co. Ltd. Bluestar Fibres Co. Ltd. Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries Produces carbon fiber precursors	Director/Board Member	-
Technical Absorbents Ltd. Technical Absorbents Ltd. Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries Manufactures absorbent fiber	Director/Board Member	2016-05-11
Nobian Industrial Chemicals BV Nobian Industrial Chemicals BV Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries Produces salt, essential chemicals and storage caverns	Chief Executive Officer	2021-08-31

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Former positions of Michael König

Companies	Position	End
ELKEM ASA	Chief Executive Officer	2021-06-29
BYSTRONIC AG	Director/Board Member	2021-04-20
BLUESTAR ADISSEO COMPANY	Director/Board Member	2020-02-13
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Private companies	23
Bayer AG Bayer AG Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Provides health care, nutrition and high-tech material services	Health Technology
Celanese Corp. Celanese Corp. Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries Produces acetyl products and engineered polymers	Process Industries
Symrise AG Symrise AG Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries Produces fragrances and flavorings for taste, nutrition, health & scents	Process Industries
Elkem ASA Elkem ASA AluminumNon-Energy Minerals Manufactures and distributes distribution of silicon-based materials	Non-Energy Minerals
Bystronic AG Bystronic AG Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing Manufactures sheet metal processing equipment	Producer Manufacturing
Nobian Industrial Chemicals BV Nobian Industrial Chemicals BV Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries Produces salt, essential chemicals and storage caverns	Process Industries
Bayer HealthCare AG Bayer HealthCare AG Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Manufactures pharmaceuticals, healthcare supplements and crop herbicides	Health Technology
Bayer Technology Services GmbH Bayer Technology Services GmbH Engineering & ConstructionIndustrial Services Provides plant process, development and engineering solutions	Industrial Services
China National BlueStar (Group) Co., Ltd. China National BlueStar (Group) Co., Ltd. Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries Manufactures chemical materials	Process Industries
Covestro AG Covestro AG Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries Manufactures and distributes polymer materials	Process Industries
Qenos Pty Ltd. Qenos Pty Ltd. Miscellaneous ManufacturingProducer Manufacturing Manufactures plastic products	Producer Manufacturing
Bluestar Adisseo Co. Bluestar Adisseo Co. Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries Manufactures feeds and feed ingredients and adjuncts for animals	Process Industries
University of Dortmund University of Dortmund Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Bayer Pharma AG Bayer Pharma AG Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Manufactures pharmaceutical products	Health Technology
Technical Absorbents Ltd. Technical Absorbents Ltd. Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries Manufactures absorbent fiber	Process Industries
Bluestar Fibres Co. Ltd. Bluestar Fibres Co. Ltd. Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries Produces carbon fiber precursors	Process Industries
Bayer Polymers (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. Bayer Polymers (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries Manufactures polymers	Process Industries
Bayer (China) Ltd. Bayer (China) Ltd. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Offers pharmaceutical & other related products	Health Technology
Currenta Geschäftsführungs GmbH Currenta Geschäftsführungs GmbH Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides administration and management services	Commercial Services
Bluestar Finance Holdings Ltd. Bluestar Finance Holdings Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Provides investment services	Finance
Covestro Deutschland AG Covestro Deutschland AG Chemicals: SpecialtyProcess Industries Manufactures and supplies polymers and paints & adhesive raw materials	Process Industries
Bayer Material Science China Ltd.
Rec Solar Group Ltd.