Frank
Küber
Technology advisor
A manager in Sagentia GmbH, based in Frankfurt, Dr. Küber advises
that firm's clients on the evaluation and commercialization of emerging
technology. Dr. Küber's professional career has focused on chemical
industry R&D, new product commercialization enhancement and outventuring.
Prior to joining the Hoechst Group in 1991, Dr. Küber completed his
academic training in which he received his Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry
from the University of Frankfurt. He was awarded the scholarship of the
German Chemical Industry Association and the Hoechst Research Award. In
his professional career, Dr. Küber managed an important project in
metallocene catalysts at Hoechst, and was Venture Manager there, where
he managed or participated in eight emerging technology, commercialization
and finance projects and guided several management teams through the divestiture/outventuring
process. He has worked on JH Lillian & Co. client projects since early
1998, coinciding with the firm's launch of its German affiliate that year.
Represented Aspherio in the negotiation of a strategic alliance and a management services agreement, with GSI Commerce Inc.
Exclusive financial advisor to the French unit of Harsco Corp.'s Multiserv business sector, in the acquisition of Evulca, a steel mill conveyor maintenance business.