Dr. Martin Brudermüller

Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE

Martin Brudermüller was born in Stuttgart in 1961. From 1980 onwards he studied Chemistry at the University of Karlsruhe, Germany, and received his degree in 1985. After earning his doctorate in Karlsruhe in 1987, he did a postdoc at the University of California, Berkeley, United States.

He is responsible for the divisions Corporate Legal, Compliance & Insurance; Corporate Development; Corporate Communications & Government Relations; Corporate Human Resources; Corporate Investor Relations; Senior Project Net Zero Accelerator.

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Professional Career


2018	Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany
2015	Vice Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors and Chief Technology Officer (until January 2021), BASF SE, Ludwigshafen
2011	Vice Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen
2006	Member of the Board of Executive Directors, BASF Aktiengesellschaft (since January 14, 2008 BASF SE), responsible for the region Asia Pacific located in Hong Kong
2003	President, Functional Polymers, BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen
2001	Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning BASF Group, BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen
1999	Director, Production Fat-soluble Vitamins, Fine Chemicals, BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen
1997	Staff to the Vice Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen
1995	Head of Sales Intermediates, Pharma Chemicals, BASF Italia Spa, Milan, Italy
1993	New Business Development/Marketing Intermediates, BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen
1988	Joined the Ammonia Laboratory at BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen

Memberships


Since 04/2021	Mercedes-Benz AG (Member of the Supervisory Board)
Since 03/2021	Mercedes-Benz Group AG (Member of the Supervisory Board)
Since 10/2020	ICCA International Council of Chemical Associations (President; Member of the Global Executive Strategy Group since 05/2018)
Since 10/2020	European Chemical Industry Council Cefic (President)
Since 05/2019	ERT – European Round Table for Industry (Chairman “Competitiveness & Innovation” Working Group; since 11/2018 Member)
Since 01/2019	AEPW Alliance to End Plastic Waste (Board Member)
Since 01/2019	BDI (Member of the Presidium)
Since 09/2018	Verband der Chemischen Industrie e. V., VCI (German Chemical Industry Association, Vice President)
Since 05/2015	acatech - Deutsche Akademie der Technikwissenschaften e. V. (National Academy of Science and Engineering), Munich, Germany (Member of the Senate Committee)

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