1-2 December 2010 Marriott Hotel, Brussels, Belgium

Markus Horcher
Application Marketing Manager
Borealis Polyolefins

Markus has been working as Application Marketing Manager for Caps & Closures and Blow Moulding at Borealis since May 2010. He joined Borealis in the beginning of 2008 as Strategy & Group Development Manager, where one of his main tasks was to lead a European efficiency improvement programme, including Polyolefins and Base Chemicals.

Previous to his career at Borealis, Markus served from 2004 - 2007 at Sandoz, the number 2 producer of generic drugs, as Strategic Planning Manager, being responsible for the global strategy, business intelligence and strategic projects.

Before joining Sandoz, Markus was a Managment Consultant at McKinsey & Company for more than three years focusing on strategy, organisational development and efficiency improvement projects across all industries. From 1995 to 1999 Markus gained experience as a Scientist at the IMP Vienna, a basic biomedical research institute sponsored largely by Boehringer Ingelheim.

Markus holds a Master of Sciences and a PhD from the University of Vienna.