Board of Executive Directors

As part of its long-term succession planning and in line with its diversity concept, the Supervisory Board appointed Dr. Melanie Maas-Brunner as a member of the Board of Executive Directors on December 17, 2020. As of February 1, 2021, the Board of Executive Directors therefore temporarily comprises seven members and, following a transition period, will again be reduced to six members with the departure of Wayne T. Smith as of May 31, 2021. Some of the responsibilities within the Board of Executive Directors will be reallocated effective June 1, 2021, as a result of this change.

The composition of the Board of Executive Directors and the responsibilities of individual members are as follows:

Dr. Martin Brudermüller

Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors
Degree: Chemistry, 59 years old, 33 years at BASF

Responsibilities: Corporate Legal, Compliance, Tax & Insurance; Corporate Development; Corporate Communications & Government Relations; Corporate Human Resources; Corporate Investor Relations

First appointed: 2006, term expires: 2023

Dr. Hans-Ulrich Engel

Vice Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors
Degree: Law, 61 years old, 33 years at BASF

Responsibilities: Corporate Finance; Corporate Audit; Global Business Services; Global Digital Services; Global Procurement

First appointed: 2008, term expires: 2023

Internal memberships within the meaning of section 100(2) of the German Stock Corporation Act:
Wintershall Dea GmbH (Chairman of the Supervisory Board until July 31, 2020, Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board since August 1, 2020)
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, 49 years old, 24 years at BASF

Responsibilities: Agricultural Solutions; Care Chemicals; Nutrition & Health; Bioscience Research (until January 31, 2021); Europe

First appointed: 2017, term expires: 2025

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

Michael Heinz

Degree: MBA, 56 years old, 37 years at BASF

Responsibilities until May 31, 2021: Corporate Environmental Protection, Health & Safety; European Site & Verbund Management; Global Engineering Services; South America

Responsibilities from June 1, 2021: Monomers; Performance Materials; Petrochemicals; Intermediates; North America; South America

First appointed: 2011, term expires: 2024

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

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

Dr. Markus Kamieth

Degree: Chemistry, 50 years old, 22 years at BASF

Responsibilities: Catalysts; Coatings; Dispersions & Pigments; Performance Chemicals; Advanced Materials & Systems Research (until January 31, 2021); BASF New Business (until January 31, 2021); Greater China; South & East Asia, ASEAN & Australia/New Zealand; Mega Projects Asia

First appointed: 2017, term expires: 2025

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

Dr. Melanie Maas-Brunner (since February 1, 2021)

Degree: Chemistry, 52 years old, 24 years at BASF

Responsibilities until May 31, 2021: Advanced Materials & Systems Research; Bioscience Research; Process Research & Chemical Engineering; BASF New Business

Responsibilities from June 1, 2021: Corporate Environmental Protection, Health & Safety; European Site & Verbund Management; Global Engineering Services; Advanced Materials & Systems Research; Bioscience Research; Process Research & Chemical Engineering; BASF New Business

First appointed: 2021, term expires: 2024

Wayne T. Smith

Degrees: Chemical Engineering, MBA, 60 years old, 17 years at BASF

Responsibilities until May 31, 2021: Monomers; Performance Materials; Petrochemicals; Intermediates; Process Research & Chemical Engineering (until January 31, 2021); Market & Business Development, Site & Verbund Management North America; Country Platforms North America

First appointed: 2012, term expires: 2021

Comparable German and non-German supervisory bodies:
Inter Pipeline Ltd. (member of the Board of Directors since May 7, 2020)