Our Team.
WORKING TOGETHER FOR YOUR SUCCESS.
The team of Corvay Specialty Chemicals is a committed team tasked with successfully defining and realizing goals. By combining differentiated specialty knowledge and defining clear factual and technical tasks, challenges become manageable. And intuition, knowledge, experience and technical understanding work together synergistically.
Dr. Albrecht Läufer
CEO
E-Mail: a.laeufer@corvay-specialty.de
Tel.: +49.511.449895-31
Vita Dr. Albrecht Läufer
Er ist Inhaber und Geschäftsführer der Corvay Specialty Chemicals GmbH.
He has been a partner and Managing Director of BluCon Biotech GmbH, Cologne, since 2017.
In 2002, he co-founded Vakzine Projekt Management (VPM), which he developed 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 to 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
Tel.: +49.511.449895-37
Vita Sebastian Schmidt
Sebastian Schmidt studied business administration at the University of Osnabrück and holds a degree in business administration.
Birgit Margison-Docherty
Customer Service
E-Mail: customerservice@corvay-specialty.de
Tel.: +49.511.449895-70
Vita Dr. Birgit Barden-Läufer
Dr. Birgit Barden-Läufer has more than 20 years of experience in international cooperation, management and organization. She is a trained systemic management consultant.
She studied linguistics and psychology at the University of Konstanz, earned her doctorate in sociolinguistics at the University of Hamburg and taught for four years at the Universitas Negri Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Dr. David Müller
Application Consulting
E-Mail: david.mueller@corvay.de
Tel.: +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.
Ms. Ping Wu holds an MBA from the College of Business, Eastern Michigan University USA.
Thomas Overbeck
Commercial Director
E-Mail: thomas.overbeck@corvay.de
Tel.: +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.