Board of Executive Directors

There were seven members on the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE as of December 31, 2018

Dr. Martin Brudermüller

Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors
Degree: Chemistry, 57 years old, 31 years at BASF

Responsibilities: Legal, Taxes, Insurance & Intellectual Property; Corporate Development; Corporate Communications & Government Relations; Senior Executive Human Resources; Investor Relations; Compliance; BASF 4.0; Corporate Technology & Operational Excellence; Digitalization in Research & Development; Innovation Management

First appointed: 2006, term expires: 2023

Dr. Hans-Ulrich Engel

Vice Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors
Degree: Law, 59 years old, 31 years at BASF

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

First appointed: 2008, term expires: 2023

Internal memberships within the meaning of section 100(2) of the German Stock Corporation Act:
Wintershall Holding GmbH (Chairman of the Supervisory Board)
Wintershall AG (Chairman of the Supervisory Board)

Comparable German and non-German supervisory bodies:
Nord Stream AG (member of the Shareholders’ Committee)

Saori Dubourg

Degree: Business Administration, 47 years old, 22 years at BASF

Responsibilities: Agricultural Solutions; Construction Chemicals; Bioscience Research; Region Europe

First appointed: 2017, term expires: 2020

Sanjeev Gandhi

Degrees: Chemical Engineering, Business Administration, 52 years old, 25 years at BASF

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

First appointed: 2014, term expires: 2023

Michael Heinz

Degree: Business Administration, 54 years old, 35 years at BASF

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

First appointed: 2011, term expires: 2024

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

Dr. Markus Kamieth

Degree: Chemistry, 48 years old, 20 years at BASF

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

First appointed: 2017, term expires: 2020

Comparable German and non-German supervisory bodies:
Solenis UK International Ltd. (member of the Board of Directors since February 1, 2019)

Wayne T. Smith

Degrees: Chemical Engineering, Business Administration, 58 years old, 15 years at BASF

Responsibilities: Catalysts; Coatings; Performance Materials; Market & Business Development, Site & Verbund Management North America; Regional Functions & Country Platforms North America; Process Research & Chemical Engineering

First appointed: 2012, term expires: 2020

The following member left the Board of Executive Directors on May 4, 2018

Dr. Kurt Bock

Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors
Degree: Business Administration, 60 years old, 27 years at BASF

First appointed: 2003, term expires: 2018

Supervisory board membership until date of retirement (excluding internal memberships):
Fresenius Management SE (member)

Division of responsibilities until May 4, 2018

The Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors Dr. Kurt Bock retired from the Board of Executive Directors following the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on May 4, 2018. The Supervisory Board appointed Dr. Martin Brudermüller, previously Vice Chairman, as Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors and Dr. Hans-Ulrich Engel as Vice Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors as of this date. In the course of these changes, the number of Board members was reduced from eight to seven. Until May 4, 2018, the areas of responsibility within the Board of Executive Directors were allocated as follows:

Dr. Kurt Bock

Legal, Taxes, Insurance & Intellectual Property; Corporate Development; Corporate Communications & Government Relations; Senior Executive Human Resources; Investor Relations; Compliance

Dr. Martin Brudermüller

Petrochemicals; Monomers; Intermediates; Process Research & Chemical Engineering; Innovation Management; Digitalization in Research & Development; Corporate Technology & Operational Excellence; BASF New Business

Saori Dubourg

Construction Chemicals; Crop Protection; Bioscience Research; Region Europe

Dr. Hans-Ulrich Engel

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

Sanjeev Gandhi

Dispersions & Pigments; Greater China & Functions Asia Pacific; South & East Asia, ASEAN & Australia/New Zealand

Michael Heinz

Engineering & Maintenance; Environmental Protection, Health & Safety; European Site & Verbund Management; Human Resources

Dr. Markus Kamieth

Care Chemicals; Nutrition & Health; Performance Chemicals; Advanced Materials & Systems Research; Region South America

Wayne T. Smith

Catalysts; Coatings; Performance Materials; Market & Business Development, Site & Verbund Management North America; Regional Functions & Country Platforms North America

Division of responsibilities as of January 1, 2019

Dr. Martin Brudermüller

Legal, Taxes, Insurance & Intellectual Property; Corporate Development; Corporate Communications & Government Relations; Senior Executive Human Resources; Investor Relations; Compliance; Corporate Technology & Operational Excellence; Innovation Management

Dr. Hans-Ulrich Engel

Catalysts; Coatings; Oil & Gas; Finance; Procurement & Supply Chain Services; Digitalization & Information Services; Corporate Controlling; Corporate Audit

Saori Dubourg

Agricultural Solutions; Construction Chemicals; Bioscience Research; Region Europe

Sanjeev Gandhi

Intermediates; Petrochemicals; Greater China & Functions Asia Pacific; South & East Asia, ASEAN & Australia/New Zealand

Michael Heinz

Engineering & Technical Expertise; Environmental Protection, Health & Safety; European Site & Verbund Management; Human Resources

Dr. Markus Kamieth

Care Chemicals; Dispersions & Pigments; Nutrition & Health; Performance Chemicals; Advanced Materials & Systems Research; BASF New Business; Region South America

Wayne T. Smith

Monomers; Performance Materials; Process Research & Chemical Engineering; Market & Business Development, Site & Verbund Management North America; Regional Functions & Country Platforms North America