Wiltrud Treffenfeldt

Wiltrud Treffenfeldt, CTO for Dow in Europe, Middle East, Africa and India (EMEAI) leads the R&D activities, defines and implements the geographic R&D and innovation strategy and provides technical leadership for new business development and for external collaborations with universities and research organizations. Treffenfeldt actively participates in various industry and research organizations including VCI, the BioÖkonomierat and the Center for Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability of the Zurich University. She is a member of the Supervisory Board of Dow Central Germany and since 2016 member of the Fraunhofer Society Senate. 2014 she received the Best Open Innovation Award from Zeppelin University, Germany.