Hermann Schuster joined Arlanxeo, a leading global manufacturer of synthetic rubber and part of the Aramco Group, in Mai 2016 as CIO and CDO. He is based in Maastricht / NL and Cologne / DE. Before that he was responsible for various functions in the IT area, e.g. for Business Intelligence Applications and for IT Cross Functions at Lanxess and for Finance and Controlling Applications at Bayer. He studied Business Administration and Chemical Engineering at the University of Stuttgart and finalized his PhD in the area of corporate organizational design at the same university.