Christian Kohlpaintner vs Doug Haugh

Christian Kohlpaintner

CEO of Brenntag

BIO: Christian Kohlpaintner (nationality: German), born 1963, joined Brenntag as a Member of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2020. The Ph.D. chemist has more than 25 years of management experience in the chemical industry. This includes international executive roles in both China and the US where he lived and worked for several years. Christian Kohlpaintner began his professional career at Hoechst, where he held various positions in Germany and the US. Afterwards he moved to Celanese, where he worked amongst others as Marketing Director and as Vice President for Innovations. Between 2003 and 2009, Christian Kohlpaintner worked for Chemische Fabrik Budenheim, where his last position was CEO. In 2009, he joined Clariant in Switzerland as a member of the Executive Committee where he was amongst others responsible for the growth-oriented business areas and the region of Asia.

Doug Haugh

CEO of Parkland USA

BIO: Doug has over twenty years experience working in the energy and technology industries. He began his career with Exxon, serving in marketing and business development. Previously as Co-Founder and COO of Fuelquest, Doug created supply chain management and tax automation solutions throughout the downstream energy industry for clients like Wal-Mart, Ryder, 7-Eleven, UPS, and Chevron. As President and Chief Strategy Officer of Mansfield Energy, Doug was the driving force behind Mansfield’s corporate strategy, acquisitions, partnerships, and alliances. Doug’s global perspective and entrepreneurial spirit enables customers to overcome the challenges they face in energy supply, financial controls, and risk management. When not with customers Doug spends most of his time helping to develop Parkland’s leaders and managers into the best team in the industry.