Florian Budde is a Director in the Frankfurt office of McKinsey & Company, Inc. He co-leads the firm's European Chemicals Practice and has served a large number of chemical clients on strategic, organizational, and operational issues, with an emphasis on capital market-oriented corporate strategy. Earlier in his career, he was based in McKinsey's Seoul Office for two years. He holds a PhD in physical chemistry.

Utz-Hellmuth Felcht is Chairman of the Board of Management of Degussa AG and a member of the Board of Management of RAG Aktiengesellschaft, as well as holding a number of other Supervisory Board positions. He also serves as Vice President of the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI) and as a member of the Board of the German Association for Chemical Technology and Biotechnology (DECHEMA e. V.). He has a PhD in chemistry and is an honorary Professor of the University of Munich.

Heiner Frankemölle is a Director of McKinsey & Company, Inc. based in the Cologne office. He leads the firm's Global Chemicals Practice. The main areas of emphasis in his client work are corporate transformation, strategy, M&A, and post-merger management, as well as total operational performance and continuous improvement. He holds a PhD in agricultural economics.