Dr. Hans-Ulrich Engel

Vice Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors and Chief Financial Officer, BASF SE

Hans-Ulrich Engel was born in 1959 in Göttingen, Germany. From 1977 onwards, he studied Law at the Universities of Göttingen and Freiburg, Germany. In 1983 he graduated from the University of Göttingen. He did his clerkship from 1984 to 1987 at the Higher Regional Court, Oldenburg, Germany, before earning his doctorate at the University of Göttingen in 1990.

Professional Career


2020	Vice Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors and Chief Financial Officer of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany, responsible for Corporate Finance; Corporate Audit; Global Business Services; Global Digital Services; Global Procurement
2019	Vice Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors and Chief Financial Officer of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany, responsible for Finance, Catalysts, Coatings, Oil & Gas, Procurement & Supply Chain Services, Digitalization & Information Services, Corporate Controlling, Corporate Audit
2018	Vice Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors and Chief Financial Officer of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany, responsible for Finance, Oil & Gas, Procurement, Supply Chain Operations & Information Services, Corporate Controlling, Corporate Audit
2015	Chief Financial Officer of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany, responsible for Finance, Oil & Gas, Procurement, Supply Chain Operations & Information Services, Corporate Controlling, Corporate Audit
2011	Chief Financial Officer of BASF SE, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BASF Corporation, Florham Park, United States, responsible for the region North America and the Catalysts division
2008	Member of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE
2008	President, Legal, Taxes & Insurance, BASF SE
2006	Projects in association with acquisition of Engelhard Corporation
2000	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of BASF Corporation and President Regional Functions North America, Mount Olive, New Jersey, United States
1997	Managing Director of BASF Schwarzheide GmbH, Schwarzheide, Germany
1996	Staff to the Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF Aktiengesellschaft (since January 14, 2008 BASF SE)
1994	Return to legal department of BASF Aktiengesellschaft
1993	Delegation to BASF Corporation, Parsippany, New Jersey, United States
1988	Joined legal department of BASF Aktiengesellschaft

Memberships


Since 05/2019	Wintershall Dea GmbH, Kassel, Germany (Chairman of the Supervisory Board)
Since 11/2018	ICC Germany e. V. International Chamber of Commerce (Member of the Executive Committee)
Since 07/2017	Ost-Ausschuss der Deutschen Wirtschaft (Vice Chairman of the Board)
Since 05/2015	Wintershall AG, Kassel (Chairman of the Supervisory Board)
Since 05/2015	Nord Stream AG, Zug, Switzerland (Member of the Shareholder Committee)
Since 05/2011	Deutsches Aktieninstitut e. V., Frankfurt, Germany (DAI, President, since May 2017)
Since 07/2014	American Chamber of Commerce in Germany e. V., Frankfurt, Germany (Member of the Board)
Since 10/2011	Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart, Germany (LBBW, Member of the Advisory Board)

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Dr. Hans-Ulrich Engel at Supply Chain Operations and Information Services in Ludwigshafen, Germany. A new web-based tracking system increases supply chain transparency and enables customers to track their deliveries in real time.