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Portraits & Personalities

On this page, we will be featuring portraits of important contributors to the drymix mortar idea. Please submit proposals!

Dipl. Ing. Dr. Techn. Klaus Adler

Dipl. Ing. Dr. Techn. Klaus Adler is a reknowned senior expert for
redispersible powders and their use in drymix mortars. Having studied at
Technical University Graz (Austria) and Würzburg University he joined Wacker Chemie GmbH
in Burghausen as polymer scientist. Since 1979, he works with redispersible powders,
first in R&D, later as technician in the field. His work was essential for the development
of flexible redispersible powders and the application of these products in
flexible tile mortars, grouts, EIFS and cementitious flexible membranes. He was also responsible
for the development succesful marketing of redispersible powders for casein-free SLUs in
Scandinavia. His international career includes work with customers in South Africa, USA,
Singapore, Australia, China, Japan and many other Asian countries.

Dr. Adler works today as independent consultant to the drymix industry and lives
in Burghausen (Germany). He joined drymix.info as Technical Advisor in April 2003.
He will be responsible at drymix.info for technical questions, focus SLU.

Andrea Glatthor

Andrea Glatthor joins drymix.info as technical advisor (more details and foto soon)

Ferdinand Leopolder

Ferdinand Leopolder studied German Literature, Theatre Sciences and Philosophy at Ludwig Maximilians Universität in München and later at Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (Prof. Sandig). In 1988 he started working for Raschig Corp., Richmond, VA: road resurfacing systems, emulsifier production and polymer
recycling (PP and PVC).
From 1991 to 2001 he worked with Wacker Chemie GmbH, Munich: Global Market
Development for redispersible powders.
In 2002 he founded drymix.info, The International Community for Drymix Mortars: industry consulting, networking, journalistic activities, events, database development
In 2006 MEDMA, SEADMA: founding and COO of South East Asia Drymix Mortar Association SEADMA and of the Middle East Drymix Mortar Association MEDMA.