taking it very seriously to comply with social distancing while maintaining our production . A particular challenge that I have seen within the industry is isolated supply chains . At Evonik Industries – probably as well as in other companies – we need to ensure that we mitigate the risk of having an isolated supply chain . When it comes to international supply chains , it is very important not to undergo a situation where a company finds itself isolated .” Post COVID-19 , Hahn explains that “ it ’ s of course very hard to tell what the future will look like , but I think the chemical industry itself is robust and we will more or less manage to get through 2020 without too much trouble , as our world relies on the chemical industry . Without chemistry the world would be dull , dark , and simply disastrous . We would have no iPhones ,

EXECUTIVE PROFILE :

213 Title : CDO Industry : Chemicals

Company : Evonik Industries Location : Germany

Henrik Hahn ( 52 ) is Chief Digital Officer at Evonik Industries and Chairman of the Management Board of Evonik Digital . Hahn studied Process Engineering and within his Doctorate research in the field of fluid dynamics and rheology he developed a framework for turbulence phenomena using data analytics and modelling techniques . He also obtained a degree in Business Administration and Industrial Engineering and is experienced in information economics and game theory . He has previously worked in various management positions in the area of innovation and technology including the responsibility for a Corporate hightech startup and joined Evonik in 1999 . technologymagazine . com