MUNICH, Germany—The Wacker Specialties division of Wacker-Chemie GmbH has promoted Christoph von Plotho to president, succeeding Albert Baehny.
Von Plotho previously was vice president of Wacker Silicones´ Performance Materials Business unit. He joined Wacker in 1984 as laboratory head at the Burghausen, Germany, plant and held various posts in France, Italy and the U.S. before moving to Wacker Silicones.