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Date:7/31/2008

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Molnar was born in Thalmassing, Bavaria, Germany. He obtained a doctorate in chemistry from Erlangen University and joined Bayer AG on March 1, 1978, as a plant manager at the company's Leverkusen site. Two years later, he moved to Bayer's U.S. subsidiary, known at that time as Mobay, where he worked in polyurethanes manufacturing in New Martinsville, W.Va., and Baytown, Texas. He returned to Germany in 1983 as manager of the TDI facility in Brunsbuttel.

In 1986, Molnar returned to the United States as Regional Production Manager for Polyurethanes and Coating Raw Materials in Baytown. In 1988, he moved to the company's U.S. headquarters in Pittsburgh where he was given overall responsibility for polyurethanes manufacturing in the U.S. On his return to Leverkusen in 1990, he was placed in charge of global manufacturing for the Coating and Special Raw Materials Business Group. In 1992, he also became Chairman of the Quality Management Steering Committee at Bayer AG, which is responsible for preparing and coordinating DIN and ISO certification of the company's various organization units. In 1996, Molnar was appointed General Manager of the Organic Chemicals -- Business Group. The Supervisory Board named him to the Board of Management of Bayer AG effective April 1, 1999.

Molnar is active in many professional organizations and serves on the Board and the Executive Committee of the American Chemistry Council as well as the Board of the National Association of Manufacturers. He is also a member of the Governing Board of the Carnegie Bosch Institute and the Board of Trustees of Carnegie Mellon University. Additionally, he sits on the boards of directors of Allegheny Heart Institute; the Allegheny Conference; Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse; and the Ron Brown Award for Corporate Leadership.

Dr. Molnar and his wife, Patty, live in Pittsbu
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