Our team
TOGETHER FOR YOUR SUCCESS.
The Corvay Specialty Chemicals team is a dedicated team that has made it its business to successfully define and realize goals. The combination of differentiated specialist knowledge and the definition of clear functional and technical tasks makes challenges manageable. Intuition, knowledge, experience and technical understanding work together synergistically.
Dr. Albrecht Läufer
Managing Director
E-mail: a.laeufer@corvay-specialty.de
Phone: +49.511.449895-31
Vita Dr. Albrecht Läufer
He is the owner and managing director of Corvay Specialty Chemicals GmbH.
He has been a partner and managing director at BluCon Biotech GmbH, Cologne, since 2017.
In 2002, he co-founded Vakzine Projekt Management (VPM), which he built up and managed as managing partner from 2003 to 2008.
At Solvay Pharmaceuticals he was Regional Director for Asia, Canada, Australia, Turkey, the Middle East and South Africa from 1997 – 2003. As Managing Director of Solvay Enzymes from 1993 to 1997, he was responsible for the global detergent enzymes business and the entire enzymes business in Europe.
Dr. Läufer studied biochemistry in Tübingen and chemistry in Basel. He holds a doctorate in physical chemistry from the University of Braunschweig.
Sebastian Schmidt
Manager Marketing & Sales
E-mail: s.schmidt@corvay-specialty.de
Phone: +49.511.449895-37
Vita Sebastian Schmidt
Sebastian Schmidt studied business administration at the University of Osnabrück and holds a degree in business administration.
Sandra Hentrich
Customer Service
E-Mail: customerservice@corvay-specialty.de
Phone: +49.511.449895-45
Sandra Hentrich
Sandra Hentrich is a trained wholesale and foreign trade clerk.
After completing her training, she worked in the export department of a medium-sized chemical trading company for 15 years.
She also has many years of professional experience in internal sales and national and international purchasing in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry.
Dr. David Müller
Application technology consultant
E-mail: david.mueller@corvay.de
Phone: +49.511.449895-32
Vita Dr. David Müller
Dr. David Müller has many years of international experience in the research and development of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and in custom synthesis. Most recently, he was responsible for the development of parenteral drugs as a project manager.
He studied chemistry in Germany and Australia and obtained his doctorate in organic chemistry in Cologne. David Müller holds a project management certificate from the International Project Management Association (IPMA Level D).
Ping Wu
Head of Corvay China
E-mail: ping.wu@corvay.de
Tel: +86.18616834363
Room 107, #20 Jiafeng Road,
China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone,
Post Code 200131
中国（上海）
自由贸易试验区,
加枫路20号1层107室,
Vita Wu Ping
Ping Wu has over 25 years of experience in sales & marketing as well as project and sales management in the United States.
Ping Wu holds an MBA from the College of Business, Eastern Michigan University USA.
Thomas Overbeck
Commercial Manager
E-mail: thomas.overbeck@corvay.de
Phone: +49.511.449895-41
Vita Thomas Overbeck
Thomas Overbeck has more than 25 years of professional experience in the areas of administration, accounting and taxes. He has been supporting Corvay in these areas since fall 2019.
He studied business administration in Göttingen and then successfully passed the tax consultant and auditor exams.