Board of Executive Directors

There were seven members on the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE as of December 31, 2019. As of January 1, 2020, the Board of Executive Directors comprises six members. The responsibilities within the Board have been reallocated.

Dr. Martin Brudermüller

Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors
Degree: Chemistry, 58 years old, 32 years at BASF

Responsibilities until December 31, 2019: Legal, Taxes, Insurance & Intellectual Property; Corporate Development; Corporate Communications & Government Relations; Senior Executive Human Resources; Investor Relations; Compliance; Corporate Technology & Operational Excellence; Innovation Management

Responsibilities since January 1, 2020: 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, 60 years old, 32 years at BASF

Responsibilities until December 31, 2019: Corporate Controlling; Corporate Audit; Finance; Catalysts; Coatings; Oil & Gas; Procurement & Supply Chain Services; Digitalization & Information Services

Responsibilities since January 1, 2020: 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, until April 30, 2019 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, 48 years old, 23 years at BASF

Responsibilities until December 31, 2019: Agricultural Solutions; Construction Chemicals; Bioscience Research; Europe

Responsibilities since January 1, 2020: Agricultural Solutions; Care Chemicals; Nutrition & Health; Construction Chemicals; Bioscience Research; 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 since May 1, 2019)

Sanjeev Gandhi (until December 31, 2019)

Degrees: Chemical Engineering, MBA, 53 years old, 26 years at BASF

Responsibilities until December 31, 2019: Intermediates; Petrochemicals; Greater China & Functions Asia Pacific; South & East Asia, ASEAN & Australia/New Zealand

First appointed: 2014, term expires: December 31, 2019

Michael Heinz

Degree: MBA, 55 years old, 36 years at BASF

Responsibilities until December 31, 2019: Engineering & Technical Expertise; Environmental Protection, Health & Safety; European Site & Verbund Management; Human Resources

Responsibilities since January 1, 2020: Corporate Environmental Protection, Health & Safety; European Site & Verbund Management; Global Engineering Services; 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 since May 1, 2019)

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

Dr. Markus Kamieth

Degree: Chemistry, 49 years old, 21 years at BASF

Responsibilities until December 31, 2019: Care Chemicals; Dispersions & Pigments; Nutrition & Health; Performance Chemicals; Advanced Materials & Systems Research; BASF New Business; South America

Responsibilities since January 1, 2020: Catalysts; Coatings; Dispersions & Pigments; Performance Chemicals; Advanced Materials & Systems Research; BASF New Business; 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 since February 1, 2019)

Wayne T. Smith

Degrees: Chemical Engineering, MBA, 59 years old, 16 years at BASF

Responsibilities until December 31, 2019: Monomers; Performance Materials; Process Research & Chemical Engineering; Market & Business Development, Site & Verbund Management North America; Regional Functions & Country Platforms North America

Responsibilities since January 1, 2020: Monomers; Performance Materials; Petrochemicals; Intermediates; Process Research & Chemical Engineering; Market & Business Development, Site & Verbund Management North America; Country Platforms North America

First appointed: 2012, term expires: 2022