Dr Uwe Boltersdorf appointed Chief Operating Officer of BENEO

BENEO, a leading manufacturer of functional ingredients for food and pharma, announced the appointment of Dr Uwe Boltersdorf as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of BENEO GmbH, effective from 1st February 2026.

Uwe Boltersdorf completed his doctorate at the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology UMSICHT in Oberhausen after studying chemical engineering at the University of Dortmund. He benefits from more than 20 years of international management experience in the areas of production, process development and engineering following previous roles at Bayer AG, Lanxess AG, thyssenkrupp AG and Sulzer AG.

On 1st April 2025, Uwe Boltersdorf was appointed to the Executive Board of BENEO’s sister company CropEnergies AG, a manufacturer of renewable products from biomass, where he took on the role of Chief Operating Officer. In addition to being BENEO’s new COO, he will continue his existing role at CropEnergies AG. In his position at BENEO, he will be responsible for Operations including production, technology, supply chain management, quality, raw material, health, safety and environmental protection, as well as sustainability.

As BENEO’s new COO, he is succeeding Dr Mike Eberle who took over the role of CEO of the Sugar Division of Südzucker Group at the end of October 2025.