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Supervisory Board

In accordance with the Statutes, the Supervisory Board of BASF SE comprises twelve members.

The term of office of the Supervisory Board commenced following the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on April 25, 2024, in which the shareholder representatives on the Supervisory Board were elected. In accordance with the applicable article of the Statutes as of the date of election, it terminates upon conclusion of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting that resolves on the discharge of members of the Supervisory Board for the third complete business year after the term of office commenced; this is the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on April 28, 2028.

The Supervisory Board comprises the following members:

Members of the Supervisory Board of BASF SE

Dr. Kurt Bock

Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BASF SE
Residence: Heidelberg, Germany | Nationality: German

Kurt Bock was born in Rahden, Eastern Westphalia, Germany in 1958. He studied business administration in Münster and Cologne and at Pennsylvania State University. In 1985, he earned his doctorate (Dr. rer. pol.) from the University of Bonn. In the same year, he began his career at BASF in finance. From 2003 to 2011, he was Chief Financial Officer of BASF SE and, since 2007, additionally Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BASF Corporation in the United States. He was Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF from 2011 to 2018.

Bock has been a member of the BASF Supervisory Board since June 18, 2020. He has been reelected by the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting 2024, and his mandate terminates upon conclusion of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting 2028.

Memberships of statutory supervisory boards in Germany:

  • BASF SE (publicly listed), Chairman
  • Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft (publicly listed), Vice Chairman; Chairman of the Audit Committee, Member of the Personnel and Nomination Committees

Memberships in comparable domestic and foreign supervisory bodies of commercial enterprises:

  • None

Committee memberships within the BASF SE Supervisory Board:

  • Nomination Committee (Chair)
  • Strategy Committee (Chair)
  • Personnel Committee (Member)

Prof. Dr. Stefan Asenkerschbaumer

Sinischa Horvat

Prof. Dr. Thomas Carell

Liming Chen

Tatjana Diether

Alessandra Genco

André Matta

Natalie Mühlenfeld

Michael Vassiliadis

Tamara Weinert

Peter Zaman