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About Us
StepChange Innovations GmbH was established in 2009 as consultancy company in Hofheim, Germany. In 2014 we relocated to Kandern, Germany. Our office is now close to the Swiss and French border in the Southern Black Forest in the regio Basel.
We offer professional services in innovation management and technology consulting for the manufacturing and financial industries. Our prime focus in on the chemical and textile industry.
StepChange Innovations GmbH operates in networks with co-operation partners and research labs worldwide.
Dr. Christian Schumacher
The founder and managing director of StepChange Innovations GmbH, Dr. Christian Schumacher, has 20 years of experience in the chemical industry with global players such as Hoechst AG and DyStar Textilfarben GmbH. Dr. Schumacher served in various high ranked management positions in Germany and overseas, as head of R&D, senior regional business manager in Asia Pacific, located in Singapore, as head of e-commerce and head of marketing services, as new product development manager and as R&D chemist.
Dr. Schumacher is inventor or co-inventor of over 30 patents in the field of textile dyes. Dr. Schumacher holds a Ph.D degree in chemistry from the University of Stuttgart, Germany, and a Master of Science degree from the University of Cincinnati, USA.
Contact :
StepChange Innovations GmbH
Vogesenstr. 34
79400 Kandern
Germany
phone: +49 7626 9775898
Fax: +49 7626 9776046
e-mail: info@stepchange-innovations.com
Managing Director / Geschäftsführer: Dr. Christian Schumacher
Commercial Register / Amtsgericht Freiburg HRB 711866
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