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Evotec SE appoints Dr Christian Wojczewski as Chief Executive Officer - Seite 2

Dr Christian Wojczewski, Evotec’s designated Chief Executive Officer, said: “I am delighted to join Evotec SE as its new CEO, and I look forward to leading the Company into the next phase of its evolution. Evotec is a leader in offering end-to-end R&D services and solutions to the life sciences industry. Evotec’s main success drivers are its best-in-class drug discovery and development platforms and the quality and expertise of its dedicated people. Together with the great people at Evotec and our partners we will continue to drive full speed for Medicines that Matter.”

Dr Mario Polywka, Evotec’s Interim Chief Executive Officer, added: “Dr Christian Wojczewski is an experienced healthcare industry executive with a long track record of establishing high performance teams, critical top and bottom-line focus, and strong customer orientation. I have full confidence in his ability to lead Evotec and its smart people into a bright future.”

About Dr Christian Wojczewski
Dr Christian Wojczewski (52) holds a diploma and a doctorate in chemistry from the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main. From 2000, he worked as a manager at McKinsey for companies in the pharmaceutical, biotech and chemical industries in Europe and the USA. In 2005, he joined Linde, the global market leader for medical and industrial gases. After various roles within the company, Wojczewski took over as Head of Group Strategy in 2007. During this time, he was responsible, among other things, for the integration of both companies, the transformation into a high-performance organisation and the strategic realignment of the Linde Group following the acquisition of BOC. After 2010, Wojczewski took over the management of Linde Healthcare, one of the Group’s key growth drivers. During this time, Linde Healthcare developed into the global market leader for medical gases and services for patients with chronic respiratory diseases. Under his leadership, sales in a total of 60 countries tripled to more than € 3 bn with leading EBITDA margins within the group. In 2017, Wojczewski joined Mediq in the Netherlands, a European leader in medical devices and related services. As group CEO, he led the strategic review of the portfolio, strengthened critical operating systems while streamlining business processes, and reinforced a high-performance culture throughout the organisation. Through a realignment and transformation, Mediq under Wojczewski’s leadership achieved an impressive turnaround with strong EBITDA recovery and towards profitable growth. Most recently, Wojczewski has served as a senior advisor to investors and biotech companies.