Covestro Taiwan names Annie Chen as new Managing Director to lead business transformation from September 2025

Covestro Taiwan names Annie Chen as new Managing Director to lead business transformation from September 2025

(IN BRIEF) Covestro has appointed Annie Chen as the new Managing Director of Covestro Taiwan, effective 1 September 2025. Currently Head of Supply Chain and Logistics for Taiwan, Korea, New Zealand, and Australia, Chen succeeds Dr. Carsten Wildebrand, who will return to Germany after three years leading the Taiwan business. With nearly 30 years at Covestro and its predecessors, Chen has held diverse roles in sales, procurement, customer service, logistics, and regional supply chain leadership. In addition to her new responsibilities as Managing Director, she will continue overseeing Covestro’s supply chain operations in four Asia Pacific markets. Both Wildebrand and Chen emphasized the company’s commitment to innovation, sustainability, and customer-focused growth as Covestro Taiwan enters its next chapter.

(PRESS RELEASE) LEVERKUSEN, 22-Aug-2025 — /EuropaWire/ —  Covestro has announced that Annie Chen, currently Head of Supply Chain and Logistics for Taiwan, Korea, New Zealand, and Australia, will be promoted to Managing Director of Covestro Taiwan as of 1 September 2025. She will succeed Dr. Carsten Wildebrand, who will return to Covestro’s headquarters in Germany following the completion of his three-year tenure in Taiwan.

Dr. Wildebrand, who has led Covestro Taiwan since July 2022, oversaw a period of transformation and growth, guiding the company through strategic initiatives that strengthened its operations and market position. Reflecting on his time in Taiwan, he said:
“Over the past three years, I have shared many rewarding challenges and achievements with my colleagues at Covestro Taiwan. I am deeply grateful for the dedication and trust of our employees. Annie Chen is a long-standing and highly respected leader with broad experience across Asia Pacific. I am confident that under her direction, Covestro Taiwan will continue to thrive and move forward with determination.”

Annie Chen brings nearly three decades of industry and company experience to her new role. She began her career in 1996 with Bayer Taiwan, one of Covestro’s predecessor companies, and has since held a wide range of positions including sales, procurement, customer service, and logistics. She also served as Head of the Supply Chain Center for Covestro Greater China before taking on her current multi-country leadership responsibilities.

In her new capacity, Chen will not only represent Covestro in Taiwan but will also continue to oversee the company’s supply chain and logistics operations across Taiwan, Korea, New Zealand, and Australia.

“I am honored to take on the role of Managing Director of Covestro Taiwan at such an important time in our company’s transformation,” Chen said. “I look forward to working with our outstanding team to accelerate our sustainability strategy, deliver innovative solutions to customers, and strengthen our leadership in Taiwan. Together, we will keep innovation, sustainable development, and customer needs at the heart of everything we do.”

About Covestro:
Covestro is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-quality polymer materials and their components. With its innovative products, processes and methods, the company helps enhance sustainability and the quality of life in many areas. Covestro supplies customers around the world in key industries such as mobility, building and living, as well as the electrical and electronics sector. In addition, polymers from Covestro are also used in sectors such as sports and leisure, telecommunications and health, as well as in the chemical industry itself.

The company is geared completely to the circular economy. In addition, Covestro aims to achieve climate neutrality for its Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2035, and the Group’s Scope 3 emissions are also set to be climate neutral by 2050. Covestro generated sales of EUR 14.2 billion in fiscal year 2024. At the end of 2024, the company had 46 production sites worldwide and employed approximately 17,500 people (calculated as full-time equivalents).

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Forward-looking statements 
This news release may contain forward-looking statements based on current assumptions and forecasts made by Covestro AG. Various known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could lead to material differences between the actual future results, financial situation, development or performance of the company and the estimates given here. These factors include those discussed in Covestro’s public reports which are available at www.covestro.com. The company assumes no liability whatsoever to update these forward-looking statements or to conform them to future events or developments.

Media Contacts:

Covestro (Taiwan) Co., Ltd.
Communications
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Renee Chen
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+886-2-8726-2603
+886-905293802

SOURCE: COVESTRO