Randall Dearth

Randall S. Dearth was named president and chief executive officer of LANXESS Corporation in July, 2004. In August, 2008 LANXESS’s Canadian service operations were added to Mr. Dearth’s existing responsibilities, when he was named managing director, Region North America. Previously he had been president and CEO of Bayer Chemicals Corporation since 2003. Mr. Dearth joined Bayer in 1988 as a development chemist in the automotive coatings development laboratories. He then transferred to Bayer's Automotive Technical Center in a market development role. From 1993 to 1997, Mr. Dearth was on assignment in Germany, where he was responsible for market development in Europe and Asia. Mr. Dearth holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Hiram College, and a master's degree in polymer science and engineering from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.