Germany: Management Strategy BASF Extends Appointment of Three Board Members

BASF’s Supervisory Board has extended the appointments of Saori Dubourg, Markus Kamieth and Wayne T. Smith. The appointment of all the three board members was initially expected to expire in 2020.

Ludwigshafen/Germany – The Supervisory Board of BASF has recently extended the appointments of BASF Board members Saori Dubourg (47), Markus Kamieth (48) and Wayne T. Smith (59). The appointments of Dubourg and Kamieth have been extended until the end of the Annual Shareholder’s Meeting in 2025. Smith’s appointment has been extended until the end of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting in 2022. All appointments were originally scheduled to expire in 2020.

Dubourg and Kamieth have been members of BASF’s Board of Executive Directors since 2017. Dubourg is responsible for Agricultural Solutions, Construction Chemicals and Bioscience Research, as well as the European region.

Kamieth is responsible for the divisions Dispersions & Pigments, Care Chemicals, Nutrition & Health, Performance Chemicals, Advanced Materials & Systems Research, BASF New Business and the South American region.

Smith has been a member of BASF’s Board of Executive Directors since 2012. He is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of BASF Corporation responsible for Monomers, Performance Materials, Process Research & Chemical Engineering, Market & Business Development, Site & Verbund Management North America, as well as Regional Functions & Country Platforms North America.

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