08.04.14
Beiersdorf AG, Research & Development has announced that as of October 1, 2014, the head of Beiersdorf Skin Research for many years, Professor Klaus-Peter Wittern will enter retirement. His successor will be Dr. May Shana’a.
Professor Wittern has been at Beiersdorf since 1977, and has led R&D there since 1998, contributing to numerous product innovations in the field of skin care. These include the use of the skin’s own Q10 as an ingredient in skin care products as well as the development of Nivea Black & White Deodorant, the most successful new product in over 130 years of company history.
Professor Witten’s successor, Dr. May Shana’a, has more than 26 years of expertise in the management of global R&D organizations of multinational companies. For 20 years she worked in skincare and cosmetics. Most recently she led the global R&D organization of Ashland Specialty Ingredients (ASI), located in Bridgewater, NJ. Prior to that she held international leadership positions in the research departments of Johnson & Johnson and at Unilever in the company’s locations in Italy, the U.S. and the UK. She is among the world’s leading innovation experts in skincare.
Professor Wittern has been at Beiersdorf since 1977, and has led R&D there since 1998, contributing to numerous product innovations in the field of skin care. These include the use of the skin’s own Q10 as an ingredient in skin care products as well as the development of Nivea Black & White Deodorant, the most successful new product in over 130 years of company history.
Professor Witten’s successor, Dr. May Shana’a, has more than 26 years of expertise in the management of global R&D organizations of multinational companies. For 20 years she worked in skincare and cosmetics. Most recently she led the global R&D organization of Ashland Specialty Ingredients (ASI), located in Bridgewater, NJ. Prior to that she held international leadership positions in the research departments of Johnson & Johnson and at Unilever in the company’s locations in Italy, the U.S. and the UK. She is among the world’s leading innovation experts in skincare.