Quo vadis, chemical industry in Europe?

Dorothee Arns is a seasoned business and public affairs executive with a proven track record in successfully leading profit and nonprofit organisations.
Since June 2019 she is the Director General of the Brussels-based European Association of Chemical Distributors (Fecc), which has grown into meanwhile bringing together the entire chemical value chain from producers over distributors to logistics companies in the pursuit of sustainable, innovative solutions. It represents more than 1,600 members across Europe and beyond; many of them are small- and medium-sized businesses.
Prior to her Fecc role, from 2013 to 2019, Dorothee served as Executive Director of Petrochemicals Europe at Cefic and was also a member of Cefic´s leadership team.
Up to 2013, she has held various senior business management roles at BASF Ludwigshafen – notably in marketing, sales, e-commerce and controlling – mainly in the company´s petrochemical business.
Of German nationality, Dorothee studied in Germany, Ireland and Spain and holds 2 Master degrees: an MBA with a focus on international management & marketing and another Master degree in Applied Languages & Linguistics, both from the University of Saarbruecken / Germany.