Tác giả: Roland Baumstark

Ulrich Poth, born in 1941, underwent training at Herberts (now Du Pont Performance Coatings) where he worked on developing electro-insulation coatings and resins, and powder coatings. He studied at the University of Applied Sciences in Krefeld, Niederrhein/Germany, graduating as an engineer. In 1971 he joined BASF Coatings, where he worked in research & development, and on the production of resins for industrial coatings applications, with special emphasis on resins for automotive coatings. He ultimately held a managerial position. In 1995, he assumed responsibility development and production operations of automotive topcoats and clearcoats in the OEM business unit of BASF Coatings, Münster/Germany. Although he retired in 2002, he still works on projects, provides consulting services, and is a lecturer.