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Thorsten Dreier

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CTO at Covestro
📍 Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Dr. Thorsten Dreier is the Chief Technology Officer and Labor Director at Covestro, where he champions the vision of a climate-neutral chemical industry. With over two decades of experience since starting as a lab manager at Bayer, he now leads Covestros technological transformation toward a circular economy. He earned his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Münster.

Outside of his corporate responsibilities, Thorsten is an avid cyclist, participating in team events with colleagues. He actively engages in shaping industrial and energy policy through his involvement with several European and German chemical industry associations, advocating for pragmatism to maintain industrial sovereignty.

He has progressed his entire career within one organization, rising from a laboratory manager at Bayer to a board member and CTO at its spin-off, Covestro.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
CTO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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Circular Economy
His core professional mission is to make Covestro fully circular, reducing reliance on fossil fuels and pioneering chemical recycling and the use of alternative raw materials.
Industrial Energy Policy
He recently authored a guest commentary in Handelsblatt discussing the critical need for a pragmatic energy policy to ensure Europe's industrial future and competitiveness.
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Career

Work history

7-2023
CTO
Covestro
7-2021 - 11-2023
EVP, Head of Coatings and Adhesives
Covestro
5-2020 - 6-2021
SVP, Head of Specialty Films & Thermoplastic Polyurethanes
Covestro
1-2018 - 6-2021
SVP, Head of Specialty Films
Covestro
5-2015 - 12-2017
SVP, Global Head Production & Technology for Coatings, Adhesives and Specialties
Covestro
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Education
1998 - 2001
Promotion
University of Münster
1993 - 1998
Diplom Chemiker
University of Münster
1996
Internship
West Virginia University
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