At the same time and in recognition of the continued development within the region, DKSH Performance Materials has opened a fourth China sales office in Beijing and strengthened the Management Team in China with the appointment of Kevin Bee as new Head Business Line Personal Care Industry.
DKSH’s Business Unit Performance Materials, a specialty chemicals distributor, has been appointed as the new distributor in Mainland China for Induchem, a Swiss producer of cosmetic actives, carrier systems, and other raw material ingredients for the personal care and cosmetic industry, effective as of July 1, 2012. Cesar Saez, Vice President, Business Line Personal Care Industry, DKSH Performance Materials commented. “We are delighted that we will be working with Induchem in the areas of anti-aging active ingredients, plant extracts, and effect particles to meet the evolving needs of the market. With today’s longer life expectancy and increasing purchasing power from the rising middle class, we are seeing an expanding demand for personal care products with such ingredients.” During the past years, DKSH has significantly developed its operations in China and has recently opened a fourth China sales office in Beijing (after Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Guangzhou). In recognition of the continued development within the region and further growth opportunities, Kevin Bee has been appointed as DKSH’s Local Business Line Manager Personal Care Industry China. Bee has a successful track record working for chemical companies like Eastman Chemical Company and Merck, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Chemicals from the East China University of Technology and Science. He is a Chinese national. Bee is in charge to further strengthen DKSH’s position for personal care and cosmetics ingredients in Mainland China.
DKSH is a Market Expansion Services Group with a focus on Asia and helps other companies and brands to grow their business in new or existing markets. Publicly listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange since March 2012, DKSH is a global company headquartered in Zurich. With 650 business locations in 35 countries – 630 of them in Asia – and over 24,000 specialized staff, DKSH generated Net Sales of CHF 7.3 billion in 2011. DKSH Performance Materials Business Unit is a leading specialty chemicals distributor and provider of Market Expansion Services for performance materials, covering Europe, Americas, and the whole of Asia. The Business Unit sources, develops, markets, and distributes a wide range of specialty chemicals and food ingredients to business partners in the food and beverage, personal care and cosmetics, pharmaceutical, and specialty chemical industries. In addition, it creates concepts and applications at 20 innovation centers located worldwide. With 80 business locations in 26 countries and over 1,000 specialized staff, Business Unit Performance Materials generated Net Sales of CHF 697 million in 2011.
