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OXEA S.à r.l.

OXEA S.à r.l. - the parent company of the OXEA Group - is a limited liability company ("société à responsibilité limitée") under Luxembourg law. The parent company acts as the holding company of our group and controls, directly or indirectly, all of the consolidated group companies.

Management of OXEA S.à r.l.

The Parent is managed by a Board of four Directors.

The Board of Directors assumes responsibility for the strategic, long-term direction, organization and financing of our group. The Board of Directors focuses on the fundamental orientation of the group, including the group-wide planning and coordination of investments, production, research and development and distribution measures, the monitoring of the management of the group companies, and the review and adoption of the group's annual budget. 

OXEA S.à r.l., Luxembourg

  • Dr. Reinhard Gradl (Chairman) - link to CV
  • Francois Bourgon (Non-Executive Director) - link to CV
  • Godfrey Abel (Non-Executive Director) - link to CV
  • Michael J. Ristaino (Executive Director) - link to CV

Dr. Reinhard Gradl

Dr. Gradl has served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors since March 2007. At the same time, he has been Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Parent and of the Supervisory Boards of Oxea GmbH and Oxea Holding GmbH as well as in various other positions in companies of our group. In addition, he acts as Director of Opus S.à r.l. as well as being a member of the Supervisory Board of H.C. Starck. Before taking on the current positions in our group, Dr. Gradl was a member of the management board of Celanese where he was responsible for the Celanese group’s Oxo products business.He holds an M.S. in chemistry and a Ph.D. from the Technical University of Munich.

Francois Bourgon

Mr. Bourgon joined the Board of Directors in March 2007 as a Non-Executive Director. From 2005 through 2006, he served as Managing Director of Mourant Luxembourg SA before becoming Managing Director of Adomex S.à r.l., a Luxembourg company active in domiciliation and accounting services. Mr. Bourgon acts as independent director in several other companies including Azelis Holding SA, a specialty chemicals distribution company. He holds a Master of Law degree from the University of Strasbourg.

Godfrey Abel

Mr Abel joined the Board of Directors in November 2011 as a Non-Executive Director. Mr Abel is an independent director of several Luxembourg companies managed by Advent International and other private equity groups. Mr Abel has a law degree from Birmingham University and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in the UK in 1987. In addition, he acts as Director of Opus S.à r.l.

Michael J. Ristaino

Mr. Ristaino has been a member of the Board of Directors since the incorporation of the Parent in 2006. He is Vice President Finance at Advent International and holds several directorships in various intermediate holding companies relating to investments made by funds managed by Advent International. Mr. Ristaino holds a B.Sc. from Babson College.