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Dr. Markus Kamieth
Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors (CEO) of BASF SE
Dr. Markus Kamieth is CEO of BASF SE, the world’s largest chemical company based in Ludwigshafen, Germany.
Markus Kamieth was born in Dinslaken, Germany, in 1970. He studied chemistry at the University of Essen, Germany, where he obtained his doctorate in organic chemistry. He joined BASF in 1999, initially conducting research in the field of specialty chemicals. This was followed by several positions in Germany and abroad, including as Senior Vice President of the Performance Chemicals North America unit. In 2012, he assumed global responsibility for the Coatings division.
Markus Kamieth has been a member of BASF’s Board of Executive Directors since 2017. As of 2020, he was based in Hong Kong, where he managed the company’s Asia activities. In April 2024, Markus Kamieth became Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors (CEO) of BASF SE.
He is responsible for the divisions Corporate Development; Corporate Legal, Compliance & Insurance; Corporate Human Resources; Corporate Communications & Government Relations; Corporate Investor Relations; Senior Project Net Zero Accelerator.
| 2024 | Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors (CEO), BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany |
| 2020 | Member of the Board of Executive Directors, BASF SE, located in Hong Kong |
| 2017 | Member of the Board of Executive Directors, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany |
| 2012 | President, Coatings division, BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany and Chairman of the Management Board, BASF Coatings GmbH, Münster, Germany |
| 2009 | Senior Vice President, Performance Chemicals North America, BASF Corporation, Florham Park, New Jersey, United States |
| 2007 | Director, Acrylics & Superabsorbents North and South America, BASF Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States |
| 2005 | Regional Business Manager for Inorganic Specialties, BASF Corporation, Evans City, Pennsylvania, United States |
| 2003 | New Business Development Manager, Inorganics, BASF Aktiengesellschaft (since January 14, 2008 BASF SE), Ludwigshafen, Germany |
| 2001 | Staff to a Member of the Board of Executive Directors, BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, Germany |
| 1999 |
Joined BASF in Specialty Chemicals Research, BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, Germany |
