Yalin Xu has been appointed managing director and president of DyStar Group by the board of directors. He will be directly responsible for the management and operations of DyStar Group. Xu first joined DyStar in 2010 and has since been the executive board director, according to a press release by DyStar.

Singapore-based DyStar, a leading specialty chemical company with a heritage of more than a century in product development and innovation, has announced its key leadership changes to global management with immediate effect. Yalin Xu has been appointed managing director and president of DyStar Group and Eric Hopmann has been redesignated as CCO.

Eric Hopmann has been redesignated as chief commercial officer (CCO), with a focus on sales and marketing of DyStar Group. He will continue to report to Yalin Xu. Hopmann was with DyStar when the company was started in 1995 and has been leading various leadership positions at DyStar Group, including the most recent CEO role, to which he was appointed in 2014.

DyStar’s leadership change is in response to the rapid global market changes, and more importantly, is to enable the group to accelerate growth and drive productivity. The change will enable DyStar Group to streamline the company’s operations and better utilise its resources efficiently across its network.

DyStar aims to continue delivering sustainable products and solutions to its customers and supply chain.

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