Martin Brudermüller

Martin Brudermüller (born 1961) is a German businessman, and the CEO of BASF since 2018.[1]

Martin Brudermüller
Born	1961 (age 59–60) Stuttgart, Germany
Nationality	German
Alma mater	University of Karlsruhe
Title	CEO, BASF
Term	2018-
Predecessor	Kurt Bock

Early life

Brudermüller was born in Stuttgart in 1961.[2] He earned a bachelor's degree and a doctorate in chemistry from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany, in 1985 and 1987 respectively.[2] He did postdoctoral research at the University of California, Berkeley, US.[2]

Career

Brudermüller joined BASF in 1988 and worked as a chemist in the ammonia laboratory. In 1993, he moved to the New Business Development / Marketing division in the Intermediates division. In 1995 he was delegated to BASF Italia Spa, Milan, as Head of Marketing and Sales Pharma Intermediates. From 1997 he was staff to the vice chairman of the board. After working as productions director for fat-soluble vitamins in the Fine Chemicals division from 1999, he was promoted in the following years to Senior Vice President Strategic Planning BASF Group and President Functional Polymers Division. Since 2006 he is member of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF Aktiengesellschaft (since January 14, 2008 BASF SE).[2]

In 2011, he became Vice Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE and since 2015 also Chief Technology Officer. Since 2018 he chairman of the board of executive directors and chief technology officer (CTO) in 2018.[2]

Personal life

Brudermüller has been married since 1993.[3]

References

1. "BASF considering $10 billion investment in China". Chemical & Engineering News. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
2. "Dr. Martin Brudermüller". basf.com. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
3. Tremblay, Jean-François. "Martin Brudermüller - June 1, 2009 Issue - Vol. 87 Issue 22 - Chemical & Engineering News". cen.acs.org. Retrieved 8 August 2018.