Episode #23: Markus Baron, President, SGL Carbon Japan

Markus Baron, member of the Board of Directors of the German Chamber of Commerce, and President and Representative Director of SGL Carbon Japan, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of products from carbon, talks about his journey from the IT world into sales and leadership. In 2003, while still a university student studying Mechanical Engineering in Germany, Mr. Baron founded the start company Eastbeam Co., which expanded to Japan, then founded Wazap AG in 2006. These early experiences working in both Germany and Japan gave Mr. Baron a strong foundation to be the leader of a multinational enterprise.