Changes in the Board of Executive Directors of BASF
Margret Suckale to retire
Margret Suckale (60) will retire with the expiration of her contract following the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on May 12, 2017. At the same time, Dr. Harald Schwager (56) will leave BASF’s Board of Executive Directors in support of long-term succession planning. Schwager has been with BASF for 28 years. He was appointed to the Board in 2008 and is currently responsible for the divisions Construction Chemicals; Crop Protection; Bioscience Research; and Region Europe. Suckale joined BASF in 2009 and has been on the Board since 2011. She is Industrial Relations Director and responsible for the divisions Engineering & Maintenance; Environmental Protection, Health & Safety; European Site & Verbund Management; and Human Resources.
Following these changes, the Board of Executive Directors has decided to redistribute its responsibilities effective May 13, 2017:
- Dr. Kurt Bock (58), Chairman, Ressort I Legal, Taxes, Insurance & Intellectual Property; Corporate Development; Corporate Communications & Government Relations; Senior Executive Human Resources; Investor Relations; Compliance
- Michael Heinz (52), Industrial Relations Director, Ressort II Engineering & Maintenance; Environmental Protection, Health & Safety; European Site & Verbund Management; Human Resources
- Dr. Hans-Ulrich Engel (57), Chief Financial Officer, Ressort III Finance; Oil & Gas; Procurement; Supply Chain Operations & Information Services; Corporate Controlling; Corporate Audit
- Dr. Markus Kamieth (46), Ressort IV Care Chemicals; Nutrition & Health; Performance Chemicals; Advanced Materials & Systems Research; Region South America
- Saori Dubourg (45), Ressort V Construction Chemicals; Crop Protection; Bioscience Research; Region Europe
- Dr. Martin Brudermüller (55), Vice Chairman and Chief Technology Officer, Ressort VI Petrochemicals; Monomers; Intermediates; Process Research & Chemical Engineering; Corporate Technology & Operational Excellence; BASF New Business
- Wayne T. Smith (56), Ressort VII located in North America Catalysts; Coatings; Performance Materials; Market & Business Development, Site & Verbund Management North America; Regional Functions & Country Platforms North America
- Sanjeev Gandhi (49), Ressort VIII located in Asia Dispersions & Pigments; Greater China & Functions Asia Pacific; South & East Asia, ASEAN & ANZ
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