Board of Executive Directors

audited

There were eight members on the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE as of December 31, 2015

Dr. Kurt Bock

Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors
Degree: Business Administration; 57 years old; 25 years at BASF

Responsibilities: Legal, Taxes, Insurance & Intellectual Property; Strategic Planning & Controlling; Communications & Government Relations; Global Executive Human Resources; Investor Relations; Compliance

First appointed: 2003, Term expires: 2021

Dr. Martin Brudermüller

Vice Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors
Degree: Chemistry; 54 years old; 28 years at BASF

Responsibilities: Petrochemicals; Monomers; Intermediates; Process Research and Chemical Engineering; Corporate Technology & Operational Excellence; BASF New Business

First appointed: 2006, Term expires: 2021

Dr. Hans-Ulrich Engel

Degree: Law; 56 years old; 28 years at BASF

Responsibilities: Finance; Oil & Gas; Procurement; Information Services & Supply Chain Operations; Corporate Controlling; Corporate Audit

First appointed: 2008, Term expires: 2021

Internal memberships as defined in Section 100(2) of the German Stock Corporation Act: Wintershall Holding GmbH (Chairman of the Supervisory Board since May 1, 2015) Wintershall AG (Chairman of the Supervisory Board since May 1, 2015)

Comparable German and non-German controlling bodies: Nord Stream AG (member of the Shareholders’ Committee since May 1, 2015)

Sanjeev Gandhi

Degrees: Chemical Engineering, Master of Business Administration (MBA); 49 years old; 22 years at BASF

Responsibilities: Greater China & Functions Asia Pacific; South & East Asia, ASEAN & Australia/New Zealand

First appointed: 2014, Term expires: 2018

Michael Heinz

Degree: Business Administration (MBA); 51 years old; 32 years at BASF

Responsibilities: Dispersions & Pigments; Care Chemicals; Nutrition & Health; Performance Chemicals; Advanced Materials & Systems Research; Region South America; Perspectives

First appointed: 2011, Term expires: 2019

Internal memberships as defined in Section 100(2) of the German Stock Corporation Act: BASF Coatings GmbH (member of the Supervisory Board until April 30, 2015)

Dr. Harald Schwager

Degree: Chemistry; 55 years old; 28 years at BASF

Responsibilities: Construction Chemicals; Crop Protection; Bioscience Research; Region Europe

First appointed: 2008, Term expires: 2021

Internal memberships as defined in Section 100(2) of the German Stock Corporation Act: Wintershall Holding GmbH (Chairman of the Supervisory Board until April 30, 2015) Wintershall AG (Chairman of the Supervisory Board until April 30, 2015)

Comparable German and non-German controlling bodies: Nord Stream AG (member of the Shareholders’ Committee until April 30, 2015)

Wayne T. Smith

Degrees: Chemical Engineering, Business Administration (MBA); 55 years old; 12 years at BASF

Responsibilities: Catalysts; Coatings; Performance Materials; Market & Business Development North America; Regional Functions North America

First appointed: 2012, Term expires: 2020

Margret Suckale

Degrees: Law, Business Administration (MBA); 59 years old; 7 years at BASF

Responsibilities: Engineering & Maintenance; Environment, Health & Safety; European Site & Verbund Management; Human Resources

First appointed: 2011, Term expires: 2017

Comparable German and non-German controlling bodies: BASF Antwerpen N.V. (Chairwoman of the Administrative Council)

The following member left the Board of Executive Directors on April 30, 2015

Dr. Andreas Kreimeyer

Degree: Biology; 60 years old; 29 years at BASF

First appointed: 2003, Term expires: 2015

Internal memberships as defined in Section 100(2) of the German Stock Corporation Act: BASF Coatings GmbH (Chairman of the Supervisory Board until April 30, 2015)