Cognis opens New Zealand office
Global specialty chemicals supplier Cognis has opened a branch office in Auckland, New Zealand, to manage the marketing and sales of its products in the country. The office will help strengthen the company’s ties with its local customers, and improve its understanding of local consumer markets. The Asia-Pacific region is now its third biggest market behind Europe and North America.
Until now, Cognis’ products have been distributed by Henkel New Zealand, but with the opening of the new office, the firm will manage the marketing and sales of its products in New Zealand directly.
The office will represent the interests of all three of Cognis’ strategic business units: care chemicals, nutrition and health, and functional products. A New Zealand market segment manager has been appointed for each—Peter Gibson for care chemicals, Vinod Sareen for functional products, and Domnic Lobo for nutrition and health.
