Background
Petzny, Wilfried Johann was born on January 9, 1940 in Pinke, Germany.
Petzny, Wilfried Johann was born on January 9, 1940 in Pinke, Germany.
Bachelor of Science, Technology U. Darmstadt, 1962; Master of Science, U. Libre Bruxelles, Belgium, 1965; Doctor of Philosophy, Technology U. Darmstadt, 1967.
Postdoctoral fellow, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1967-1969; process engineer, Shell Development, Emeryville, California, 1969-1971; project leader, branch manager, BP Research, Hamburg, Germany, 1971-1982; division manager, BP Research, London, 1982-1986; general manager, BP Chemical Research, London, 1986-1987; chief executive, BP Chemicals Ltd., London, 1988-1990; managing director, Erdoelchemie, Dormagen, Germany, since 1991.
Fellow Royal Society Chemistry. Member German Chemical Society.
M. Helga Nagler, May 31, 1969. Children: Christian, Matthias.