At its last meeting in December 2023, the board of BioEconomy e. V. appointed management consultant Arvid Friebe to head the office of the Central German industry association. Friebe's primary task will be to prepare the renowned "Bioeconomy Conference" in June 2024, expand the association's portfolio of services and attract new members. Friebe will manage the business on a part-time basis as interim manager. BioEconomy e. V. represents the interests of the emerging bioeconomy industry and associated research institutions, primarily in the federal states of Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony and Thuringia. The association currently has 48 members, including CropEnergies Biobased Chemicals, the Fraunhofer Institute IWES, UPM Biochemicals and Zellstoffwerk Stendal, which are currently making major investments in sustainable chemistry at the Leuna, Rosenthal and Zeitz sites.
Dr. Joachim Schulze, Chairman of the Board of BioEconomy e. V.: "We are delighted to be able to engage Arvid Friebe, a creative networker who not only knows the industry well, but is also deeply rooted in the region. Mr. Friebe's offer to take on the role of interim manager on a part-time basis is ideally suited to the needs and current performance of our association."
Arvid Friebe, management consultant: "It is both an honor and a pleasure for me to accompany and support such a prominent association in its further development. The development of a sustainable, "green" chemical industry is a matter close to my heart."
About the BioEconomy e. V.: The association was founded in 2012 with the aim of making Central Germany an international model region for the bioeconomy. In 2012, the association won the so-called Leading-Edge Cluster Competition of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research, which made it possible to support bioeconomy research and development projects in Saxony-Anhalt with around 40 million euros. The association currently has 48 members. The association is based in Leuna. The chairman of the board is Dr. Joachim Schulze; he is managing partner of the biotechnology engineering company "BioConsulting GmbH".
About Arvid Friebe: Arvid Friebe is a freelance management consultant specializing in project management, interim management and business organization. Friebe was most recently Managing Director of the operating company of the Zeitz Chemical and Industrial Park, Infra-Zeitz Servicegesellschaft mbH, from 2013 to 2023.
Source: BioEconomy e.V.