Jörg Hellwig

Field Networker Economy

Investor I Founder I Advisor I Mentor I Networker

Photo: Jörg Hellwig

“As a field networker for the Work - Education - Digitalization research center at the FernUniversität in Hagen, I contribute pragmatic knowledge about the digital transformation of processes in the economy and support the various research projects.”

• Profile

  Jörg Hellwig is an investor, mentor and consultant. This includes activities as an angel investor, mentor for founders, as a member of the Executive Advisory Council in a US tech company, and lectures at universities, including WHU, HSG St. Gallen and Esade. During his previous career in industry, he was Chief Digital Officer at LANXESS and Managing Director of global businesses. He is the founder of CheMondis, the most important digital marketplace in the chemical industry. He worked for BAYER and RELIANCE for many years in the USA and India.

• Career Highlights

  Since 2022. Self-employed with consulting mandates for digitization, transformation & execution.
  
  Advisory/Supervisory Board, Executive Advisor.
  
  Mentor for start-ups.

  Since 2018. Investor/angel investor in various start-up companies (inc. DoctorBox, Specter, PreMatch, Bearcover)

  2018–2022. Founder, managing director, member of the Supervisory Board, shareholder representative at CheMondis

  2017–2022. Chief Digital Officer at LANXESS

  2008–2017. General Manager Business Unit at LANXESS

  2015–2017. Supervisory Board CURRENTA GmbH & Co. OHG

  2005–2008. General Manager Europe at Reliance Industries Limited

  2004–2005. General Manager Business Unit Fibers at LANXESS

  2003–2004. Managing Director at BAYER Faser GmbH

  1998–2003. Head of Marketing & Sales NAFTA at COVESTRO (formerly Bayer Material Science)