Covestro has named Daniel Meyer as new head of its polyurethanes (PU) segment, effective September 1. Meyer is taking over from Markus Steilemann. Steilemann, who is chief commercial officer and has been designated to succeed Patrick Thomas as Covestro's CEO next year, is relinquishing his position as head of the PU segment. Meyer has been head of Covestro's coatings, adhesives, specialties segment since 2011. He will be succeeded in that role by Michael Friede, who currently manages the company's global elastomers business from France.