Management
Our management
Saltigo‘s management stands for top quality production and highly reliable delivery
Saltigo: specializing in custom manufacturing, crop protection, fine chemicals und and active ingredients
Chemical companies relying on outsourcing and custom manufacturing services have trusted Saltigo for many years. Whether it be leading companies in the crop protection and fine chemical industry buying active ingredients or intermediates or formulators developing new products with the insect-repellent Saltidin/Picaridin . Saltigo's management is committed to providing professional customer service and state-of-the-art custom manufacturing.
Saltigo’s management
Management and divisions
Michael Schäfer was born in Leverkusen 1974. He studied Chemical Engineering at the Technical University (RWTH) of Aachen, Germany and at the University of Texas at Austin, USA. In 2000, Schäfer began his career at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, where he became Senior Project Manager.
In 2007, he transferred to the group function Corporate Development (GF DEV) at LANXESS. As Vice President, he ran the strategic development of five business units in the segment Performance Chemicals until 2009. Subsequently, he was appointed Head of the newly created business line Biocides within the business unit Material Protection Products. From May 2013 to January 2024, he headed the Material Protection Products business unit.
On February 1, 2024, Michael Schäfer took over the management of the Saltigo business unit within LANXESS.
