| LNXSF Stock | | | USD 24.43 0.53 2.22% |
CFO
Mr. Michael Pontzen is Chief Financial Officer, Member of the Management Board of LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft since April 1, 2015. He started his career as assistant to the Management Board of Ferrostaal AG in Essen, Germany. In 1999, he joined MAN AG as a manager in Investor Relations before moving to EADS in Munich, Germany, in August 2001, where he was a team leader in Investor Relations. Pontzen joined LANXESS in November 2004 as head of the Investor Relations group function. In October 2008, he became head of Corporationrationrate Finance within the Treasury group function. He additionally assumed responsibility for Risk and Cash Management from spring 2009. Pontzen was head of the Corporationrationrate Controlling group function since January 2012. Michael Pontzen was appointed by the Supervisory Board of LANXESS AG on March 17, 2015, He also serves as Member of the Board of Deutsches Aktieninstitut, Member of Gesellschaft fr Finanzwirtschaft in der Unternehmensfhrung e.V., Association of Chief Financial Officers Germany, Member of the Shareholders Committee of ARLANXEO Holding B.V. He obtained a degree in business administration from the Philipps University in Marburg, since 2015.
| Age | 54 |
| Tenure | 10 years |
| Phone | 49 221 8885 0 |
| Web | https://lanxess.com |
Lanxess AG Management Efficiency
The company has return on total asset
(ROA) of
0.0305 % which means that it generated a profit of $0.0305 on every $100 spent on assets. This is way below average. Similarly, it shows a return on equity
(ROE) of
0.0697 %, meaning that it generated $0.0697 on every $100 dollars invested by stockholders. Lanxess AG's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Lanxess AG manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities.
Lanxess AG has accumulated 2.67
B in total debt with debt to equity ratio
(D/E) of 0.95, which is about average as compared to similar companies. Lanxess AG has a current ratio of 2.2, suggesting that it is
liquid and has the ability to pay its financial obligations in time and when they become due. Debt can assist Lanxess AG until it has trouble settling it off, either with new capital or with free cash flow. So, Lanxess AG's shareholders could walk away with nothing if the company can't fulfill its legal obligations to repay debt. However, a more frequent occurrence is when companies like Lanxess AG sell additional shares at bargain prices, diluting existing shareholders. Debt, in this case, can be an excellent and much better tool for Lanxess to invest in growth at high rates of return. When we think about Lanxess AG's use of debt, we should always consider it together with cash and equity.
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LANXESS Aktiengesellschaft, a specialty chemicals company, develops, manufactures, and markets chemical intermediates, additives, specialty chemicals, and plastics worldwide. The company was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Cologne, Germany. LANXESS AG is traded on OTC Exchange in the United States. Lanxess AG [LNXSF] is a
Pink Sheet which is traded between brokers as part of OTC trading.
Management Performance
Lanxess AG Leadership Team
Elected by the shareholders, the Lanxess AG's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Lanxess AG inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Lanxess. The board's role is to monitor Lanxess AG's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Lanxess AG's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Lanxess AG's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
| Anno Borkowsky, Head Management | |
| Michael Pontzen, CFO and Member of the Board of Management | |
| Jorge Nogueira, Head Unit | |
| Luis LopezRemon, Head Unit | |
| Marcel Beermann, Head Function | |
| Hubert Fink, Member of the Board of Management and Head of Advanced Industrials Intermediates Bus. Unit | |
| Oliver Stratmann, Head of Treasury and Investor Relations | |
| Matthias Zachert, Chairman of The Board of Management | |
| Katja Borghaus, Head HR | |
| Michael Zobel, Head Unit | |
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